He
was born April 9, 1943 in Peru to Lewis and Anna DIXON GRIMES. On Dec. 17, 1977,
he married Sharon K. WOLFE SCHAKEL, who survives.He was a truck driver, a member of the Logansport Church of Jesus
Christ Latter Day Saints, and served in the U.S. Army in Germany.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Stephanie [GRIMES], and a step-daughter, Virginia
SCHAKEL, both at home; two step-sons, Keith and Edward SCHAKEL, Indianapolis;
two brothers, Richard [GRIMES], Kokomo, and John [GRIMES], San Diego, Calif.;
five sisters, Rosemary DAWALD, Fulton; Barbara YENTES, Peru; Virginia LONG, Banquo;
Jean HERRING, Los Angeles, and Lovica GILBERT, Salt Lake City, Utah, and two
step-grandchildren.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
Peru, with Bishop Kevin MOESSER officiating.Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru.Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m today at the Flowers and Leedy
Funeral Home, Peru.Memorials may be
made to the American Heart Association or the Diabetes Association.

Thelma Casey

Thelma
CASEY, 85, formerly of Argos, died at 2:05 a.m. today at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. James (Betty Jean) SJOUIST, 10211 Pretty Lake Trail, Plymouth,
where she had lived for two years.

She
was born Oct. 23, 1903 in Coal City, Ill., to Thomas and Maude MURRAY
WHEELER.On July 15, 1922 in St.
Joseph, Mich., she married Charles Eugene CASEY, who preceded in death.She was a member of the Argos United
Methodist Church.

Surviving
with the daughter is a granddaughter, Venus Angelique SJOQUIST, Plymouth.She was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs.
Lois Mae DANNER, in 1987, and by an infant sister.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the
Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating.Burial
will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 10
a.m. Thursday.Memorials may be made to
the Argos United Methodist Church.

He
was born Sept. 9, 1904 in Cloquet, Minn., to Conrad and Mary PESCHA
SINGPIEL.He married Ardella FREAMOUW,
who died in 1947He married Hattie
MILLER, Argos, who survives.He had
managed the Akron milk plant, was a past member of the Modern Woodsman, and
attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Plymouth.

Surviving
with the wife are two daughters, Connie RAMSEY, Akron, and Frankie Rose SPARKS,
Michigan; a son, Stan [SINGPIEL], North Manchester; eighteen grandchidren, and
eighteen great-grandchildre.He was
preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lou SHELTON; two brothers; a sister, and
two grandchidren.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev.
David BOORIS officiating.Burial will
be in the Akron Cemetery.Friends may
call from4 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday.Memorials may be made to
charity.

He
was born Aug. 18, 1919 in Logansport to Russell and Della ABBOTT Van
DALSEN.On March 10, 1945 in South
Bend, he married Annabelle “Anne” ZOLMAN, who survives.He was a retired postal worker and lived
most of his life in the Macy and Rochester areas.He was a member of the Macy Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star; the
American Legion, Port Charlotte, Fla.; the Elks Lodge, Punta Gorda;AARP; the Order of Purple Heart; the Punta
Gorda First United Methodist Church, and was a life member of the Disabled
American Veterans.He was a U.S. Army
World War II combat veteran who served in the African and Italian campaigns,
received two Purple Heart medals and a Bronze Star with clusters for valor.

Surviving
with the wife are two sons, Richard [Van DALSEN] II, Niles, Mich.; and Allan
[Van DALSEN], Port Charlotte, Fla., and five grandchildren, Andrea, Ali,
Angela, Jeff and Jacqui [Van DALSEN].He was preceded in death by a son, Michael [Van DALSEN].

Services
were to be today at 2 p.m. at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Punta
Gorda.Burial was to be in Charlotte
Memorial Gardens.Memorials may be made
to the American Cancer, Heart or Lung associations.

He
was born Aug. 25, 1892 in Cass County to George and Eva GALLAHAN MYERS.His first marriage was to Emily ASHTON, who
preceded in death.On Jan. 28, 1958 he
married Helen MILLER HARDING, who survives.He was a retired piano technician, attended piano tuning school at
Valparaiso, and was a World War I U.S. Army veteran.He and his wife started the first two coin-operated laundries in
Fort Wayne.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Emily KETHLEY, Charlottsville, Va.; a step-son,
Richard HARDING, Roann; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; twelve step-great-grandchildren, and nieces and
nephews.A son, three brothers and two
sisters preceded in death.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev.
Robert LOUGHEED officiating.Burial
will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.Friends may call Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.

He
was born Dec. 3, 1923 in White County to Cecil A. and Bertha E. CROUCHER
GABY.On April 15, 1944 in Idaville, he
married Audrey F. WEAVER, who died Oct. 19, 1987.He moved to the Buffalo area in 1974 from Logansport.In 1983 he retired after 20 years with Kain
Motor Service, Logansport.He was a
World War II Army veteran and had been a prisoner of war in the Rhineland,
Germany.He was a member of the
Idaville Church of God; Teamsters Local 543, Kokomo; Tipton FOP, American
Legion, VFW and Masonic Lodge, Logansport; the DAV and Moose Lodge, Monticello.

Services
will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, Monticello,
with the Rev. Alvin ROCKEY officiating.Burial with military rites wil be in the Idaville Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.
today.Memorials may be made to the St.
Elizabeth Hospital Leukemia Foundation, Lafayette.

He
was born Oct. 17, 1907 in Charlevoix, Mich., to William L. and Margaret A.
LOUDERMILK SUTTON.He moved to this
community in 1932 from Starke County.On June 23, 1934 in Plymouth, he married Ota C. SUSDORF, who died April
30, 1984.He owned and operated a
repair shop in Tiosa for 35 years, retiring in 1975.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Melville (Grace) COPLEN, Warsaw; a son, John F. [SUTTON],
Rochester; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchidren.Five sisters and four brothers preceded in
death.

Services
wil be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good funeral Home, RochesterBurial wil be in the Burr Oak Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday for an hour before services.

He
was born Nov. 6, 1905 in Miami County to Elmer and Lorna GOUGE CONNER.On Dec. 31, 1925 at the home of he late Rev.
C.F. GOLDEN, Chili, he married Beulah Fay RABER.She died Aug. 25, 1985.He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Macy Christian Church.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
David WELSH officiating.Burial will be
in Greenlawn Cemeery, Mexico.Friends
may call Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, January 7, 1989

Gerald Shoemaker

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Gerald
“Jerry” SHOEMAKER, 48, formerly of Leesburg, who died Thursday morning at his
Vancouver, Wash., home.

The
Rev. Lowell BURRUS will officiate, and burial will be in Laketon Cemetery.Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Sunday.Memorials may be made to charity.

Born
July 10, 1940 in Warsaw to Donald and Delphia PARKER SHOEMAKER, he was
self-employed.He was a veteran of the
U.S. ArmyAirborne Division, a graduate
of Ball State University, a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and a former
member of the Menomonee, Mich., Jaycees.

Berlin
Van SCOIK, 83, of 59791 County Road 13 South, Elkhart, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday
at Elkhart General Hospital.

He
was born Oct. 9, 1905 west of Goshen.He married Fay HIATT on Nov. 28, 1925 at Bruce Lake.She survives.A retired farmer, he had worked several years at the Studeaker
Car Company in South Bend.He was a
stockholder at the Farmers Market in South Bend and a member of the Elkhart Mid
Town Church of God.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Elkhart First Church of God with the Rev.
Carl R. STUDEBAKER officiating.Burial
will be in the Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart.Friends may call at the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.

She
was born March 18, 1947 in Chicago to Donald and Edna SORENSON SILBERMAN.On Jan. 5, 1964, she married Raymond Lee
BRINEY in Rochester.they moved from
Rochester to the Mentone area 12 years ago.Mrs. Briney was an employee of Hart Schaffner & Marx and a member of
the St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers
Union.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. James KREFT officiating.Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday and
after 9 a.m. Monday.Memorials may be
made to the Heart Fund.

John
W. GARTHEE, 78, Rt. 1, Claypool, died Friday morning at his residence.

He
was born Oct. 4, 1910 at Huntington, W. Va., to George and Elizabeth PERKINS
GARTHEE.He was retired from Daylite
Screen, Warsaw.He was a member of the
Beaver Dam Conservation Cub.On July
12, 1960 in Marion, he married Ethel [WALKER], who preceded in death, Dec. 26,
1975.

He
was born Feb. 12, 1914 in Green Bay, Wis., to William and Anna KROLL
PRZYBYLSKI.On April 8, 1961 in Green
Bay, he married Mary Margaret BROWN PRYBELSKI, who survives.He was a retired dairy farmer, and a member
of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving
with the wife are three step-children, Alice KARLIN, Milwaukee, Wis., Kenneth
PRYBELSKI, Marion; Ronald PRYBELSKI, Austin, Minn. six grandchildren two
great-grandchildren a sister, Alice PRZYBYLSKI, Green Bay, Wis.He was preceded in death by a step-daughter,
Betty Ann PRYBELSKI, a sister, Angeline PRZYBYLSKI, and three brothers, Louis
PRZYBYLSKI, the Rev. Leo PRZYBYLSKI, and Tony PRZYBYLSKI.

Services
will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev.
Cornelius J. KELLY officiating.Thursday at 9:30 a.m. there will be a prayer service at St. Joan of Arc
Church, Goodman, Wis., with the Rev. Edward S. NOWAKOWSKI officiating.Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery,
Goodman, Wis.Friends may call today from
6 to 8 p.m. at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, where there will be a Rosary at 8
p.m.

She
was born July 19, 1930 in Marshall County to Melvin and Vernie OVERMYER
SHRIVER.She was married to Robert
Louis SPROSTON who preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 1975.She was a member of the Calvary United
Methodist Church, Elkhart.

Survving
are a son Robert L. SPROSTON Jr., South Bend; three sisters, Lucille SMITH, and
Evelyn SLATER, both of Arizona, and Donna SCHUMAKER, South Bend.

Services
will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 South Ironwood
Drive, South Bend.Burial will be in
the Highland Cemetery, South Bend.Friencs
may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph
County Hospice Association, South Bend.

Robert T. Lessing

Robert
T. LESSING, 60, Rt. 3, Rochester, died in his sleep Wednesday at his residence.

He
was born June 15, 1928 in Portland, Ore., to Robert and Elnora OVERMYER
LESSING.He lived most of his life in
this community.He was a farmer and
formerly employed at Sealed Power, Inc., Rochester.He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member
of the Masonic Lodge and Order of Eastern Star, Plymouth.He attended Manchester College.

Services
will be 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs.
Rick LESSING and Jack RHOADES officiating.Burial will be in the Richland Cener I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday and
one hour prior to the service.

He
was born Oct. 5, 1988 in Rochester, to Vernon [BOLEN] and Joy Teresa ROBINSON.

Surviving
with the parents are a sister, Lori M. BOOKS, Rocheter; maternal grandparents,
Walker and Margaret ROBINSON; maternal great-grandparents, Tom and Martha
LITTLE, and Bertha STRONG, all of Jackson, and several aunts, ncles and
cousins.

Services
were Dec. 27, at Watts Funeral Home, jackson, Ky., with the Rev. Raymond MOORE
officiating.Burial was i Hill Top
Family Cemetery, Jackson.

James R. Bergren

James
Robert BERGREN, 70, 1617 Elm Street, died at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn
Hospital.

He
was born Aug. 18, 1918 in Hammond, to Bertram “Bert” and Josephine KOLB
BERGREN.He lived in this area for four
years, having come from Hammond.On
Aug. 18, 1959 in Hammond, he married Mary R. BRINER, who survives.He was a 1939, graduate of Hammond Hih
School; a steel millwright, and was also with WBEE Radio, Harvey, Ill.While in the U.S. Army, he served both in
Europe and the South Pacific during WWII.

She
was born June 4, 1916 in Colquitt, Ga., to Tobias and Elizabeth PATE
ADDISON.She lived in the Rochester
area for the past four years, coming from Haines City.On March 17, 1934 in Bartow, Fla., she
married Olin Oran CASTLEMAN.He
preceded in death May 5, 1967.She was
a nurse’s aide at Woodlawin Hospital for a number of years.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Elizabeth) PATTEE, a son, Gail CASTLEMAN, both of
South Bend; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs.
Sabra BROWN, Tampa, Fla. Edna WHATLEY; Daisy ILER and Golden KEEN, all of
Haines City.She was preceded in death
by two sons, Dale [CASTLEMAN], March 2, 1967; Rick [CASTLEMAN], August 1988;
three sistes, Hortense, Irene and Annie Mae [ADDISON], and a brother, Rufus
[ADDISON].

Services
will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Lee LEBACK officiating.Burial
will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and one hour
prior to services on Sunday.

She
was born Jan. 18, 1915 in Royal Center, to Benjamin and Katherine ZEHR
KIRK.On Aug. 10, 1935 in Auburn, she
married Charles KNIGHT.He preceded in
death Feb. 15, 1949.She was head
dietician at Pioneer High School, Royal Center,until her retirement in
1979.She was a member of the
Logansport First Church of the Nazarene.

Services
will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the first church of the Nazarene, Logansport, with
the Revs. Horace SMITH and Lowell YEATTS officiating.Burial will be in Buck Creek Cemetery, Thornhope.Friends may call at
McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to
9 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.Memorials may be made to the Cass County
Heart Fund or to the church.

Friday, January 13, 1989

[no obits]

Saturday, January 14, 1989

Estelle E. Smiley

Estelle
E. SMILEY, 83, Rochester Nursing Home, died at 12:50 a.m. today.She had been in failing health for several
years.She was born June 8, 1905, in
Mosinee,Wis., to Peter and Grace KELLOG RING.She had resided in Rochester for 47 years.On March 17, 1942, she married Earl M. SMILEY in Rochester.He preceded her in death in 1967.

Before
her retirement, she was employed in the dietary department at Rochester High
School and the Geneva Center.She was a
member of St. John Lutheran Church.

Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. Fred (Joyce) TRUAX, of Mosinee, Wis.; Mrs. John
(Gladys) SMILEY and Mrs. Larry (Terri) HOWDESHEL, both of Rochester; one
step-daughter, Mrs. Mike (Ruth) TULIS, Wabash; four step-sons, John SMILEY and
Ray SMILEY, both of Rochester, Dean SMILEY of Terre Haute, Dale SMILEY of
Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Anna SIEDSCHLAG, Rhinelander, Wis.; one brother,
Thomas RING, Washington; twenty-three grandchildren; and thirty-two
great-grandchildren.She was preceded
in death by one daugher, Jean JENKINS; two step-sons, Don SMILEY and Robert
SMILEY; and four brothers.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church in Rochester, with
Pastor James KREFT officiating.Burial
will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.

Friends
may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester from 4 to 8 p.m.
Sunday, and at the church one hour prior to services on Monday.

Born
July 3, 1912 in White County to Carl and Amy Elizabeth KISTLER FRY, she was
married to Robert D. MAPPIN on Nov. 23, 1935.She was a member and past worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star,
Royal Center, and member of the Royal Center Grace Methodist Church.

She
was born Dec. 28, 1908 in Bremen, to James and Alvilda KEYSER FRANKLIN.She lived in the Bourbon, Bremen communities
all her life.On Jan. 17, 1937, she
married Oliver F. HANES, who survives.She was a member of the Bremen Church of the Brethren.

Services
will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bremen Church of Brethren with the Rev. Robert
W. DELL officiating.Burial wil be in
the Bremen Cemetery.Friends may call
at the Denton Funeral Home, Bourbon, from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and Wednesday at
the church before services.Memorials
may be made to the Bremen Church of the Brethren

Gabriel J. Holewiak

Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Gabriel J.
HOLEWIAK, 74, 626 W. Sixth St., who died at 1 a.m. today at the residence of
Joe HARTER.

She
was born Feb. 19, 1925 in Rochester, to Frank and Mary BERGMAN MURRAY.She lived in Macy since 1945.On Dec. 2, 1945 in Peru, she married Byron G.
“Bud” HARDING.He preceded in death
Nov. 27, 1980.She was a member of the
Macy United Methodist Church, and the Allen Township Extension Homemakers Club.

Surviving
are a son, Gary C. HARDING, Macy; two granddaughters, Miss Lynlie Ann, and Miss
Dessa Ann HARDING, both of Mary; two sisters, Mrs. Warren (Jackie) McCARTER,
Mishwaka; Mrs. Joann STERRET, Logansport; two brothers, Richard Lee MURRAY, and
Frank MURRAY, both of Logansport.She
was preceded in death by a sister, Betty MURRAY.

Services
will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Revs. Kathrine LEHMAN and Gene JANICK officiating.Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery,
Macy.Friends may call from 2 to 4
p.m.and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to services on Wednesday.Memorials may be made to the Macy United
Methodist Church.

Tuesday, January 17, 1989

Gabriel J. Holewiak

Services
for Gabriel J. HOLEWIAK, 74, 626 W. Sixth St., Rochester, who died at1 a.m. Monday, will be 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev.
Cornelius J. KELLY officiating.Burial
will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Mr.
Holewiak was born Jan. 20, 1914 in East Chicago, to John and Julia MOSON
HOLEWIAK.He lived in Rochesrter since
1938, having come from Chicago, Ill.On
July 2, 1938 in Rochester, he married Lois F. STRONG.She died June 3, 1985.He
was a retired employee of the Chicago Board of Trade, and a member of the St.
Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving
are a sister, Mrs. Henry (Mary Ann) BORELA, Homewood, Ill., and two nieces and
nephews.He was preceded in death by a
son, Jan [HOLEWIAK], Aug. 31, 1963, and by a brother, Matthew HOLEWIAK.

Friends
may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. through the hour of services
Wednesday.

Jewel Smith

Jewel
SMITH, 81, Indianapolis, died Monday in Indianapolis.

She
was born March 10, 1907 in Martinsville, to Joseph Brian and Matilda E. BOLIN
EDWARDS.She was a member of the
Shelbyville Road Church of Christ in Indianapolis, the White Cross Guild, and
the Southport Senior Citizens Club.She
retired from the housekeeping department at Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Company.She also worked for the
National Tube Processing Company and the National Hosiery Company, Indianapolis.

Services
will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral
Home, 5141 Madison Ave., Indianapolis.Burial will be in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis.Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

He
was born Dec. 14, 1900 in Erie Township, Miami, County, to Stephen A. and Nellie
LESHER BUTT.On June 7, 1922 in Peru,
he married Marjorie Elizabeth BISHOP.She survives.He was a retired
farmer and building contractor; a member of the Denver United Methodist Church,
and the Westlawn Cemetery Board.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Martha) SNYDER, Converse; two sons,
Robert [BUTT], Macy, and Kenneth [BUTT], Peru; ten grandchildren, and seventeen
great-grandchildren.He was preceded in
death by a son, Richard [BUTT]; a granddaugter, Barbara Jean BUTT; two sisters,
including Lena May WORKING; six brothers, Benjamin Fanklin, Stephen Arch,
Oscar, Clyde, William Dewey, and Joseph Russell [BUTT].

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
Douglas H. BARBER officiating.Burial
will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.Friends may call Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Private
services will be held at the Meeks Mortuary Chapel.There are no calling hours.Memorials may be made to Riley Children’s Hospital, Newborn ICU, Room
A-181, 702 Barnell Drive, Indianapolis 46223.

Thursday, January 19, 1989

Robert G. Swoverland

Robert
Gail SWOVERLAND, 66, Deedsville, died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, at St. Vincent
Hospital, Indianapolis.

He
was born Sept. 6, 1922 in Mexico to Earl and Margaret FIKE SWOVERLAND.On June 10, 1950, he married Dorothy L.
CHAPIN, who survives.He was retired in
1982 from Olin Corporation, and a member of the Deedsville United Methodist
Church, the Nyona Lake Fish and Game Club, and the Peru Izaak Walton
League.He was a World War II U.S. Army
veteran.

Surviving
with the wife are several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane DILLMAN, and three
brothers, John, Eldon and Joe [SWOVERLAND].

Services
will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
Norris KING officiaing.Burial will be
in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.Friends
may call from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Friday.

She
was born Feb. 14, 1892 in Starke County, to James D. and Celesta ROOSE
HARNESS.She lived most of her life in he
Hamlet community.On Nov. 12, 1919 in
Knox, she married Robert JOLLEY.He
preceded in death Nov. 15, 1960.She
was retired from the former Kingsbury Ordinance Plant, Kingsbury.

Surviving
are a son, George [JOLLEY], Rochester; two grandchildren, Carla WESTON,
Columbia City; Jerry JOLLEY, Rochester three great-grandchidren, and several
nieces and nephews.She was preceded in
death by two sisters and five brothers.

Graveside
services will be at 12 noon (EST) Saturday at the Fletcher Cemetery, Hamlet. Friends may call at the Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester, from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Friday, January 20, 1989

[no obits]

Saturday, January 21, 1989

Wilda M. Burrous

Wilda
M. BURROUS, 72, Mexico, formerly of Rocheser, died at 2:02 p.m.Friday at Dukes
Memorial Hospital, Peru.She was born
Sept. 10, 1916 in Mexico, to Cyrus and Grace E. ARMEY STOFER.On Nov. 10, 1937 at the Mexico Church of the
Brethren, she married George E. BURROUS, who survives.She was a member of the Mexico Church of the
Brethren and the Gilead Chapter Order of Eastern Star.She worked for Dow Chemical, Zionsville, and
retired as a rceptionist at the Wabash Clinic in 1981.

Born
Sept. 12, 1904 in Rochester to Leo George ad Blanche SMAILES ZIMMERMAN, he was
a lifelong resident of this area.In
Rochester he married Dorothy E. SPOHN, who survives.He was associated with his father and brothers for more than
sixty years with the Zimmerman Family Funeral Homes in Rochester and
Fulton.A 1923 graduate of Rochester
High School, he was captain of the first basketball team to play in Whitmer
Gym.He coached the Rochester Merchants
Baseball team, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.He was a 50-year member of the I.O.O.F.
Lodge, a member of the Elks and Moose Lodges, the American Legion, a charter
member of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, financial secretary of the Kiwanis
Club for 42 years; a 64-year member of the state and national Funeral Directors
Associations, and a member and former trustee of the First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving
with the wife are two brothers, Major S. and James W. ZIMMERMAN,
Rochester.He was preceded in death by
three brothers, Emerson [ZIMMERMAN], 1981; Val [ZIMMERMAN] III, 1979, and Leo
D. [ZIMMERMAN], 1988.

Private
family rites will be a 11 a.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home,
Rochester, with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. on
Monday.

Monday, January 23, 1989

Anne M. Kendall

Anne
M. KENDALL, 64, of 324 N. Mishawaka St., Akron, died Sunday morning at the home
of her daughter in Red Lion, Pa., following a long illness.

She
was born Nov. 3, 1924, at Niagara Falls, N.Y., to James P. and Marion S.
MICHELSON KRUGER.On May 12, 1945 in
Niagara Falls, she married Merrill KENDALL, a former Fulton County clerk and
county auditor who died Oct. 16, 1985.She was a nurse, and she and her hsand had owned the Kendall Grocery in
Akron for 13 years.She was a member of
the Akron United Methodist Church, Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Akron; was past
president of the Fulton County Republican Women’s Club; was a Republican
precinct committteeman, and had been a delegate to the state Republican
Convention many times.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev.
Merlyn COX officiating.Burial will be
in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Wabash.Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church or the
Woodlawn Hospital Home Health Care Services.

She
was born Feb. 8, 1907 inWabash County
to Albert and Martha COON LUCKENBILL.She had lived in Mentone since 1932.On May 20, 1930, she married Thomas F. FITZGERALD who died July 25,
1949.She was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Warsaw, and the Scrambled Egg Symphony Band.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip
DeVOLDER officiating.Burial will be in
the Mentone Cemetry.Friends may call
at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, after 2 p.m. today.The Rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. today.

He
was born Jan. 18, 1908 in Holton, Ripley County, where he had lived for 60
years.On Jan. 22, 1931, he married
Garnet LEICHT, who survives.He retired
in 1972 after 35 years with Indiana Steel and Wire.He was a charter member of the M & Bar D Club, a member of
the Liberty Township Advisory Board, and was active in the Democratic Party.

He
was born Sept. 23, 1913 in Peru to Lewis F. and Martha BEST MILLER.On Sept. 23, 1937 he married Lois M. WAYMIRE
who survives.Retired from Square D
Company, he was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Moose and Elks
lodges, all of Peru.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the
Rev. Bryan CLEMENS officiating.Burial
will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru.Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 24, 1989

Ray Click

Word
was received today of the death Friday of Ray CLICK, Bay Bridge Road, Fort
Wayne.

Born
Dec. 18, 1927, he had lived most of his life in Fort Wayne.On Dec. 16, 1967 he married Betty NELLANS,
daughter of Margaret NELLANS and the late Robert K. NELLANS of Richland Center.

Surviving
are the wife and a son, Rodney [CLICK].

There
were no services.Memorials may be made
to the Heart Fund.

Wednesday, January 25, 1989

[no obits]

Thursday, January 26, 1989

Alma L. Crabill

Alma
Louise CRABILL, 85, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 7:22 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph
Medical Center, South Bend, following a brief illness.

She
was born Sept. 18, 1903 near Rochester to James and May ROUCH FUGATE, and lived
all her life here.On Dec. 15, 1928 in
Fort Wayne, she married Carl CRABILL.He died Aug. 12, 1971.She was a
member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church.

Surviving
is a nephew, Joe STETSON, Springfield, Ky.She was preceded in death by two daughters, three sons, a sister, and
two brothers.

Services
will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Revs. Robert RITTER and Armond RITTER officiating.Burial will be in the Moon Cemetery,
northwest of Rochester.Friends may
call at the Funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and two hours prior to
services on Saturday.

Friday, January 27, 1989 to Saturday, January
28, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, January 30, 1989

Maurine J. Ruberg

Maurine
J. RUBERG, 75, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, died at 5:55 p.m. Saturday at
Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where she had been a patient for three days

She
was born June 21, 1912 in Johnston City, Ill., to James and Mattie TALLAFERRO
BOWDEN.In 1967 she came to the Talma
and Rochester communities from Fort Wayne.On May 11, 1945 in Johnston City, she married the Rev. Delbert A.RUBERG,
who died Aug. 26, 1980.She was retired
as a nurse’s aide at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital and at Canterbury Manor
Nursing Home, Rochester.She was a
member of the Whippoorwill Community.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. George “Tim” (Patricia) PARIS, Rochester; three grandsons,
Randy PARIS, University of Evansville, and Chris ands Jason PARIS, both of
Rochester; a sister, Loucille YATES, Springfield, Ill., and a brother, James R.
BOWDEN, Daytona Beach, Fla.She was
preceded in death by a brother.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. John ANDREWS officiating.Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and
after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

George Smith

George
SMITH, 80, of 711 E. 10th St., died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at his residence.He had been in failing health for six
months.

He
was born March 8, 1908 in Charleston, W. Va., to John and Luella SMITH.He came to this community from
Charleston.On Dec. 24, 1932 at
Richland Center, he married Helen PICKENS, who survives.He was employed for 40 years with Rochester
Metal products Co., retiring in 1970.He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific
Theatre.He was a member of the
Rochester American Legion and the Manitou VFW Post.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Junior BOSE officiating.Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today.

She
was born Oct. 25, 1900 in Sterling, Ky., to James S. and Ellen GOLDEN
TUCKER.She moved to Macy 50 years ago
from Mt. Sterling.On Aug. 18, 1923 in
Kentucky she married Charles GOLDEN, who died in Marcy 1966.She was a member of the Pilgrim Chapel,
Roann.

Surviving
are two brothers, James Andrews GOLDEN, Indianapolis, and William GOLDEN,
Georgetown, Ky., and nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by two infant sons, five sisters and two
brothers.

Services
will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with
the Rev. Hilbert JONES officiating.Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and for two hours before
services on Wednesday.

Everett R. Miller

Everett
R. MILLER, 78, Rt. 5, Monticello, died at 11:20 a.m. Sunday at Canterbury Manor
Nursing Home, where he had been a patient for eight months.

He
was born Sept. 1, 1910 in New Castle to James R. and Emily P. MILLER.He lived most of his life in Indianapolis,
moving to Monticello 10 years ago.On
Oct. 5, 1940 in Indianapolis, he married Betty FADDEE, who survives.He was a machinist in the experimental
department of Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors, Indianapolis
for 35 years before retiring.He was a
member of the Veritas Masonic Lodge, Indianapolis; Trinity United Methodist
Church, Rochester, and was a World War II Army veteran, serving in the Pacific
Theatre.

Surviving
with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Marilyn) PACE, Rochester, and Mrs.
David (Evelynn) SHIRK, Canton, Mich.; five grandchidren, Melinda and Nathanial
Rolland PACE, Rochester, and Nicole, Amanda and Matthew SHIRK, Canton, Mich.; a
sister, Mrs. Florence ROLL, and a brother Robert MILLER, Indianapolis.He was preceded in death by a grandson,
Michael J. PACE, and a sister, Mrs. Rose HORTON.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Elmer ZIMMERMAN officiating.Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. on
Tuesday, and for an hour before services on Wednesday.Memorials may be made to the Handicapped
Fund of Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester.

James Wilkes

James
WILKES, 71, of 630 W. Ninth St., died at 5:05 a.m. today at South Bend Memorial
Hospital.

Born
July 28, 1917 in Chicago, he came to Rochester with the Cole Brothers Circus in
1938.On Aug.30, 1941 in Rochester, he
married Elverna “Vernie” LANGE, who survives.He was a former employee of Cook Brothers Furniture Store and the
Rochester Sears Catalog Store.He also
had been a bartender at the Rochester Elks and the Manitou Moose lodges. He was
a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Mark (Diane) JONES, Rochester; a son, Larry
[WILKES], Buena Park, Calif.; three granddaughters, Ann and Christi JONES,
Rochester, and Jennifer WILKES, Buena Park. He was preceded in death by his
parents and two brothers.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. James
KREFT officiating.Burial will be in
the Rochester Citizens Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral
Home, Rochester.Memorials may be made
to St. John’s Lutheran Church.

He
was born Dec. 20, 1929 in Cass County to Clyde and Jennie MARTIN WOOLEVER.On July 4, 1948 in Logansport, he married
Patricia KLUMPP, who survives.He was a
tool maker for Chrysler Corporation, Kokomo. He was a past master of the Walton
Masonic Lodge, was president in 1976 of the Logansport Shrine Club, and a
member of the Walton Eastern Star, the Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis and
the Indianapolis Murat Temple.

Surviving
with the wife are three daughters, Vicki ROBERSON, Walton; Kathy HERRELL,
Rochester; Deborah RHINE, Galveston, and a son, Thomas [WOOLEVER], Young
America; a sister Wilma HASMAN, Walton; three brothers, Robert [WOOLEVER],
Walton; Eugene [WOOLEVER], Palm Harbor, Fla., and Dale [WOOLEVER], Marianna,
Fla., and ten grandchildren.He was
preceded in death by a brother.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home,
Logansport, with the Rev. John COX officiating.Burial will be in the Walton I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9
p.m. Tuesday.Masonic services will be
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.Memorials may be
made to the Shriners Crippled Children’s Fund.

Tuesday, January 31, 1989

Everett R. Overmyer

Everett
R. OVERMYER, 85, of 308 E. Indiana Ave., South Bend, died at 4 p.m. Monday at
his residence.

He
was born Aug. 21, 1903 in Leiters Ford to Benjamin and Ida Mae FEECE
OVERMYER.In 1929 at Lapaz, he married
Alice MYERS, who survives. He was retired from the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service of St. Joseph County, for which he was a land
surveyor.He was a member of the
Kewanna Masonic Lodge for over 50 years, a member and past deacon of the First
Christian Church of South Bend, and member of the Forum Club of the
church.In 1930 he graduated from
Tri-State College, Angola, with a degree in electrical engineering.In 1933 he designed and patented an
adjustable sack-holding device used in farm elevators for sacking grain.He also worked on the first automatic
washing machine at the Bendix Corporation, South Bend.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Janice VALENTINE, Omaha, Neb.; a son, Roger
OVERMYER, Austin, Texas; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church, South Bend, with the
Rev. Richard SPLETH officiating.Burial
will be in the Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend.Friends may call at the church from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and on
Thursday for an hour before services.The Forest G. Hay Funeral Home South Bend is in charge of
arrangements.Memorials may be made to
the First Christian Church or the Visiting Nurse Association, South Bend.

Wednesday, February 1, 1989

Grover E. Metzger

Rites
are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, for Grover E. METZGER,
100, formerly of Kewanna, who died at 5:45 a.m. today at the Meridan Health
Care Center, South Bend.

He
was born June 7, 1888 in Leesburg to William and Sarah WILKINSON METZGER.On March 7, 1916 in Winamac, he married
Hazel M. RARRICK, who died Nov. 28, 1972.He lived in Monticello 14 years before going to the nursing home.He was a retired secretary-treasurer of the
Illinois Agriculture Association, a member of the Rochester I.O.O.F. and a
50-year member of the Tippecanoe Masonic Lodge at Lafayette.A 1914 Purdue graduate, he was a member of
Acacia Fraternity and Alpha Zeta Fraternity and a charter member of the Union
Building Club, all at Purdue.

Surviving
are two sons, Robert E. [METZGER], Ocala, Fla., and John W. [METZGER], Dunlap,
Ill.; two daughters, Olive LIEBERMAN, Carlsbad, Calif., and Dorothy PHILLIPS,
South Bend; two sisters, Bertha URBIN, Walkerton, and Ruth HUGHES, South Bend;
thirteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren, and two
great-great-grandchildren.Two sons,
two sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

She
was born July 21, 1886 in Mentone to Samuel and Hannah SHATTA MENTZER.She moved to Florida 18 years ago from
Elkhart.On Oct. 12, 1912, she married
Clarence COLE, who died in 1965.She
and her husband were owners of a general store in Mentone for a number of
years.She was also a former employee
of Ziesel’s Department Store in Elkhart, a 75-year member of the Eastern Star,
and a member of the Mentone First Baptist Church.

Surviving
are two sons, Charles [COLE], Ft. Myers, Fla, and Robert [COLE], Bradenton,
Fla.; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren, and two
great-great-grandchidren.

Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Mentone Cemetery with the Rev. Ken
MARKEN officiating.Friends may call after
10 a.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Thursday, February 2, 1989

Sarah L. O’Dell

Sarah
Louise O’DELL, 88, formerly oif Fulton County, died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the
Indiana Veteran’s Home, Lafayette, where she had lived for several years.

She
was born Aug. 31, 1900 in Rochester to George and Lydia O’BLENIS
[MARSHALL].Her husband, John Gilbert
O’DELL, died in 1952.

Surviving
are a son, Gilbert [O’DELL], Plymouth; two grandchildren, Miss Suzanne Marie
O’DELL, Plymouth, and Douglas Bryan O’DELL, Austin, Texas.She was preceded in death by a son, Robert
Arthur [O’DELL].

Graveside
services were to be at 11 a.m. today at the South Germany Cemetery, northwest
of Rochester.Grossman Funeral Home,
Argos, was in charge of arrangements.

Nelson D. Hunter Jr.

Nelson
Dean HUNTER Jr., 54, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial
Hospital, South Bend.He had been in
failing health for 10 months.

He
was born Sept. 26, 1934 in Rochester to Nelson and Miriam [YEAZEL] HUNTER
Sr.He lived his entire life in Fulton
County.On Dec. 9, 1956, near
Rochester, he married Carolyn L. CASTLEMAN, who survives.A farmer, he was a member of Grace United
Methodist Church and the Kum-Join-Us Class of the church; was active in the
Fulton County Mental Health Association and the Manitou Training Center; was a
member of the Association of Milk Producers, and a former member of the
Rochester Rotary Club.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Friday
and for two hours before services on Saturday.Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Sociaty or the Manitou
Training Center.

Chester M. Bowersox

Word
was received today oif the death of Chester M. BOWERSOX, 79, Ozona, Fla., a
former civic leader in Leiters Ford.He
died Saturday at the Mease Hospital in Dunedin, Fla.

Mr.
Bowersox was with the former Leiters Ford State Bank at Leiters Ford for 18
years, seven of those years as president, before retiring in 1962.He also had been chairman of the former
Fulton County School Reorganization Committee, a former president of the Fulton
County Crippled Children’s Society, and was one of three persons who started
the Aubbeenaubbee Township Volunteer Fire Department.

He
was a member of the 1926 Leiters Ford High School basketball team that won the
first Fulton County basketball tournament.Leiters Ford later consolidated with Delong to form the Aubbeenaubbee Township
School Corporation which now is part of the Culver School Corporation.

Mr.
Bowersox was born in Leiters Ford Nov. 14, 1909 to Roy and Goldie
BOWERSOX.He was a cost accountant at
Bendix Products in South Bend for 17 years before returning to his
hometown.In Florida, he was a member
of the Palm Harbor United Methodist Church.

Surviving
are his wife, Frances [BOWERSOX], whom he married Aug. 22, 1931; two sons, John
[BOWERSOX], Leiters Ford, and Thomas [BOWERSOX], South Bend; four grandchildren,
and five great-grandchildren.

The
body will be cremated.Memorial
services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, in the Leiters Ford United
Methodist Church.Memorials may be made
to the church.

Hazel M. Stroup

Word
was received today of the death of Hazel M. STROUP, 69, of 1028 E. Laguna St.,
Kokomo.She died at 8 a.m. Saturday at
her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1919 in Kokomo to Clarence and Emma NEWBURN
ANTHONY.On Sept. 21, 1946, she married
Theodore R. STROUP, who died Sept. 24, 1985.She retired from Delco Electronics in 1982 after 26 years.She was a member of United Auto Workers
Local 292.

Services
were Tuesday at the Ellers Chapel, Kokomo, with the Rev. Dr. Mickey HART
officiating.Burial was in Crown Point
Cemetery, Kokomo.

Friday, February 3, 1989

Grover E. Metzger

Services
for Grover E. METZGER, 100, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Harrison Metzger,
Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Ron PURKEY officiating.Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F.
Cemetery with Masonic services.Friends
may call after 1 p.m. Saturday.

Formerly
of Kewana, Mr. Metzger died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Meridian Health Care
Center in South Bend.

Goldie E. O’Connell

Goldie
E. O’CONNELL, 90, formerly of 1234 Rochester Blvd., died at the home of her
daughter at 11:25 a.m. Thursday.She
was born April 6, 1898 in Newcastle Township near Talma to Ancil and Margaret
McINTIRE BRYANT. She lived her entire life in Fulton County.On May 27, 1922 in Fulton County, she
married Clarence E. O’CONNELL, who died Aug. 15, 1973.She was a member of the First Assembly of
God Church, Rochester.

Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. George (Inabelle) TRAVER, LaFontaine, and Mrs. Joe
(Sharan) MORRIS, Rochester a son, Lee [O’CONNELL], Laketon;eleven grandchildren; seventeen
great-grandchildren, and a sister Mrs. Eva LANDIS, Akron.She was preceded in death by a daughter,
Mary Lou DOUGLAS, on Jan. 7, 1984, and six sixters and two brothers.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the
Rev. Tom BALLARD officiating.Burial
will be in the Athens Cemetery.Friends
may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and for two hours before services Sunday.

Mabel G. Holzbauer

Mabel
Gladys HOLZBAUER, 91, San Diego, Calif., died Jan. 7, at her home.

She
was born at Kewanna to Isaac Newton and Ellen BROOKER TROUTMAN.She lived in Plymouth many years before
moving to San Diego.She was married to
Joseph J. HOLZBAUER, who preceded in death.

She
was born May 20, 1915 at Pierceton to Charles M. and Elizabeth VIRGIL
BROWN.On Nov. 4, 1934, she married
Paul J. HUFF, who died Dec. 21, 1980.She was a member of the Burket United methodist Church where she taught
Sunday School for 17 years.She worked
for the Salvation Army for 20 years.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, wih the Revs.
Douglas FRITZEL an Don POYSER officiating.Burial will be in Pleasant Gove Cemetery, Pierceton.Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

She
was born March 4, 1900 in Indianapolis to Oscar and Alice FOIST ROCKWELL.Her husband, Harry G. ROSBERG, died Aug. 17,
1968.She was a member of the Eastern
Star, Indianapolis; the International Travel Study Club; Coran Temple Daughters
of the Nile; the Riley Hospital Cheer Guild, and the Indiana Retired Teachers
Association.She attended Butler
University, and taught third and fourth grades in the Indianapolis schools for
34 years before retirement.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Flanner-Buchanan Fall Creek Chapel,
Indianapolis.Burial will be in Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianaolis.Friends may
call from5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fall Creek
Chapel.Eastern Star services will be
at 7 p.m. Wednesday.Memorials may be
made to Riley Children’s Hospital.

William M. Overmyer

William
M. OVERMYER, 92, of 627 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, formerly of Leiters Ford, died
Saturday at 8:15 a.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital.

He
was born April 30, 1896 in Fulton County to Ambrose and Elnora MEDBURN
OVERMYER.On Sept. 2, 1917, he married
Grace M. JOHNSON, who died Oct. 19, 1978.He was former owner of the Laketon Elevator.He also taught school at Richland Center, and was in banking at
Leiters Ford.He was a World War I
veteran and a member of the Roann Masonic Lodge.

Surviving
are a son, Cleon OVERMYER, Warsaw; three grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren.A daughter, four
brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev.
Glen HOWENSTINE officiating.Burial
will be in Laketon Cemetery.Friends
may call today from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.Masonic services wil be at 8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Services
were at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Serenity Mortuary, Romeoville, Ill., with the
Rev. Stephen BOOTHE officiating.Burial
will be Tuesday in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.

Tuesday, February 7, 1989

Thelma G. Yeazel

Thelma
G. YEAZEL, 81, of 340 W. Plum St., Argos, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday at Holy
Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.She
had been in failing health for a year.

She
was born Feb. 23, 1907 in Miami County to William and Ada GLASSBURN MAZE.She moved to Argos in 1970 from North
Liberty.On June 30, 1943 in South
Bend, she married Roy YEAZEL, who died Jan. 7, 1981.She was retired from Bendix Corporation, South Bend, and was a
member of the Argos United Methodist Church and the North Liberty Eastern Star.

Surviving
are a sister, Marie WARD, Logansport; a brother, Joe MAZE, Argos; two nieces,
and four nephews.A brother, John
[YEAZEL], died in 1976.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Dean SNYDER officiating.Burial will be
in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m.
Thursday.Memorials may be made to the
Argos United Methodist Church.

Wednesday, February 8, 1989

Opal Foust

Opal
WAYMIRE FOUST, 93, of 724 S. Main St., Kokomo, died at 12:58 a.m. Tuesday at
the home of her son, Donald E. FOUST, 948 E. Center Road, Kokomo.

She
was born March 18, 1895 in Wolcott to David and Anna Jane McQUOWN WAYMIRE.On Dec. 22, 1917, she married William R.
FOUST, who died Dec. 13, 1948.She was
a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church of Kokomo and its United
Methodist Women, Martha Circle, Good Samaritan Circle and Isabelle Thoburn
Sunday School Class.

Surviving
with the son are two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Betty) CAGLEY, Howe, and Mrs.
Kirch (Gloria) HECKATHORN, Macy; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
twenty-five step-great-grandchildren, and two sistrs, Mrs. Olive DINNIGER,
Indianapolis, and Mrs. Bessie WEIS, Decatur, Ill.A son, two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services
will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Main Street United Methodist church with the Rev.
Burkett SMITH officiating, assisted by the Rev. Richard COVERT.Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery,
Kokomo.Friends may call at the Fenn
Funeral Home, Kokomo, from2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and at the church for an hour
before services Friday.Memorials may
be made to the Mary Bryant Home for the Blind, 2960 Stanton Ave., Springfield,
Ill., or to the Main Street United Methodist Church, Kokomo.

He
was born April 26, 1899 in Tippecanoe County to George and Ida HAZLETT.On Dec. 21, 1928, he married Hazel
HUNNESHAGEN, who survives.He was a
retired dentist, a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Marion and a
veteran of World War I.

Private
services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Butler Funeral Home, Warren, with the
Revs. Don JENNINGS and Richard SMITH officiting.Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Warren.

Saturday, February 11, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, February 13, 1989

Arvesta V. Mechling

Arvesta
V. MECHLING, 92, of West 19th B Road, Argos, died at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at
Memorial Hospital, South Bend.She had been
in failing health for six months.

She
was born May 18, 1896 near Leiters Ford to Henry and Catherine CROMLEY
BURKETT.She resided most of her life
in the Marshall County area.On Sept.
25, 1915, she married Guy D. MECHLING, who died in 1973.She was a member of the Jordan Baptist
Church and its Missionary Society.

Surviving
are four sons, John A. [MECHLING], South Bend Joe D. [MECHLING], Mishawaka;
Gerald L. [MECHLING], Edwardsburg, Mich., and Allan G. [MECHLING], Argos;
nineteen grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by a daughter,
Grace [MECHLING]; a son, William [MECHLING]; five grandchildren; three sisters,
Cora, Clara, and Jessie [BURKETT], and two brothers, Walter and Dan [BURKETT].

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs.
Charles BLOOMER and Ralph PLETCHER officiating.Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m. Monday, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

She
was born Feb. 2, 1913 at Lucerne, to Charles and Cora GRUSENMYER MARCH.On Sept. 20, 1932 at Crown Point, she
married Sherald K. HINES, who survives.She was a retired psychiatric aide at Logansport State Hospital, a
member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church, the Bunco Club and the Extension
Homemakers Club.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with
Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.Burial
will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Kewanna.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 14, 1989

[no obits]

Wednesday, February 15, 1989

Warren L. Decker

Warren
L. DECKER, 58, Rt. 1, Tippecanoe, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Veterans
Administration Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Aug. 19, 1930 in Copalis
Beach, Wash., to Bert and Elbertha KRUYSWICK DECKER.He had lived in this area for 15 years and had made his home with
Margaret CHRISTMAN, Tippecanoe.He was
a logger and commercial fisherman.He
served with the U.S. Army in Korea, and received two Purple Heart medals.

He
was born Nov. 13, 1948 in Rochester to Francis and Irene SAMPSEL KUHN BLAIR
FREESE.He was an electronics
technician with Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, Calif.A 1967 Akron High School graduate, he attended
Purdue University for a year, and graduated in 1977 from American Rivers
College, Sacramento, Calif.He formerly
attended Athens United Methodist Church, and was a member and treasurer of the
Faith Evangelical Church, Hawthorne.

Services
were in Hawthorne Feb. 11.Graveside
services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Athens Cemetery.Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge
of local arrangements.Memorials may be
made to the Cancer Society.

Emalene Kindig

Emalene
KINDIG, 70, Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s
Hospital, South Bend.She was born Dec.
7,1918 in Fulton County to Porter and
Lavilla BALLENGER RHODES.On March 14,
1937 at Akron, she married Gerald KINDIG, who survives.She was a member of the Olive Bethel Church
of God, Akron, and was retired from Torin Manufacturing, Rochester.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Akron Church of God with the Revs. James
MALBONE and Dave COLLETT officiating.Burial will be in the [Athens] Cemetery.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home,
Mentone, and for an hour before services at the church.

She
was born Sept. 28, 1905 in Rochester to Ambrose and Elizabeth KELLER
WIDMAN.She was a lifetime resident of
the Monterey area and a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church at Monterey and
the Rosary Sodality of the church.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in St. Anne’s Catholic Church at Monterey with the
Rev. Gerald BORAWSKI officiatng.Burial
will be in the church cemetery.Friends
may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bonine Funeral Home in Culver, where the
Rosary will be recited at8 p.m.
Sunday.

Mabel V. Ballinger

Mabel
V. BALLINGER, 78, formerly of 304 Apple St., Argos, died 1 p.m. Friday at
Middle Town Medical Center, Murfreesboro, Tenn., where she had been a patient
for one week.

She
was born July 29, 1910 in LaCrosse, to James and Nola WOODS ARMENTROUT.On June 12, 1928 in Hamlet, she married
James O. BALLINGER.He preceded in
death Jan. 20, 1985.She retired after
19 years with Hart Schaffner & Marx, Rochester.She was a member of the Wesleyan Church, Argos.

Services
will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Richard P. DEAN officiating.Burial
will be in the Maple Grove Cemetry, Argos.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 10
a.m. Tuesday until services.

Harley
V. BECK, 85, of 523 E. Ninth St., died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Centerbury Manor
Nursing Home where he had been a patiet for 10 days.

He
was born Aug. 22, 1903 in Fulton County to Lee and Cordelia HORN BECK.In June 1927, he married Willadean SHIVELY,
who died Aug. 26, 1965.On Jan. 3,
1968, he married Mildred CLARK, who survives.He retired from farming in 1966.He was a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday,
and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Malcolm D. Miller

Malcolm
D. MILLER, 72, of 300 N. First St., Argos, died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at
Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had been a patient for
one week.

He
was born Jan. 20, 1917 in Fulton County to Harvey and Nellie DUDGEON
MILLER.He moved to Argos 10 years ago
from the Santa Anna neighborhood.On
Sept. 2, 1939, he married Asboreen SNYDER, who died Sept. 18, 1978.On Feb. 14, 1979, he married Maxine SWIHART,
who survives.He was a 1934 graduate of
Plymouth High School, a retired farmer, and a member of the Argos First Baptist
Church, the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge, the Green Township and Marshall County
Farm Bureau, and the Dairy Herd Association of Marshall County.He was a driver for REAL Meals in Marshall
County, a retired school bus driver for Argos Community Schools, and a former
treasurer of the Santa Anna Church.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Robert SIEGRIST officiating.Burial
will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.The Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge will conduct
memorial services at 7 p.m. Tuesday.Memorials may be made to the Argos Emergency Medical Service.

Marvin Wright

Marvin
WRIGHT, 58, a former Tippecanoe resident, died at 10 p.m. Friday at Gulfport,
Miss.

He
was born April 12, 1930 in Hazard, Ky., to Crit and Grace VIRES WRIGHT.He resided in Gulfport for the past
year.On Jan. 31, 1953 in Knox, he
married Beatrice HENSLEY, who survives.He was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and a disabled U.S. Navy Korean
War veteran.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Junior (Sheila) WAGERS, Argos; two sons,
Wayne [WRIGHT], Rochester, and Roger [WRIGHT], Pendleton; five grandchildren;
two step-grandchildren, and a sister, Ines HOLLON, Beattyville, Ky.He was preceded in death by a brother, Cordell
[WRIGHT].

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ, Argos, with the Rev.
Lloyd HOWARD officiating.Burial will
be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and after11 a.m. Thursday at the church.Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.Memorials may be made to the
Church of Jesus Christ.

James J. Wilder

Services
for James J. WILDER, 69, North Fort Myers, Fla., were conducted Feb. 2 at the
Guardian Funeral Home, North Fort Myers.

Mr.
Wilder died Jan. 30 at his residence.He was born March 17, 1919 in Pontiac, Mich., to Andrew J. and Gladys M.
SKINNER WILDER.In 1939 he married Faye
McGOLDRICK, who survives.

Services
for Opal I. GARNER, 71, of Rt. 1, Kewanna, who died at 4 p.m. Friday at
Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru, were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Kewanna Baptist
Church with the Rev. Ron PURKEY officiating.Burial was to be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna.

Mrs.
Garner was born June 27, 1917 in Kewanna to Alva and Melissa FULLER CRABB.On March 16, 1941 in Kewanna, she married
Burdette GARNER, who survives.She was
a member of the Kewanna Baptist Church where she was assistant organist, taught
Sunday School for 45 years and was past president of the Women’s Mission Union.

Surviving
with the husband are a son, Thomas [GARNER], Kewanna; a daughter, Vicky
SCANTLEN, Warsaw; a sister, Ersa SOMMERS, Kewanna; a half-brother, Alva CRABB
Jr, Rockville, Md., and six grandchildren.A brother and a sister preceded in death.

Harrison-Metzger
Funeral Home, Kewanna, was in charge of arrangements.Memorials may be made to the Kewanna Baptist Church.

Services
will be at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell.Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell, is in charge of arrangements.

Marie E. Burrough

Marie
Ellen BURROUGH, 79, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 11:06 a.m. Monday shortly after
admission to Woodawn Hospital.She had
been in failing health for 18 months.

She
was born Nov. 21, 1909 in Logansport to Nick and Ella REAMES CLANDRA.She moved to this area in 1939 from the
Logansport and Lucerne areas.On Sept.
23, 1939 in Wabash, she married Edgar George BURROUGH, who died Feb. 3, 1985.

Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. Patricia ELTOUNI, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Jesse
(Ella May) VICE, and Mrts. James (Frances) KERR, both of Rochester; fourteen
grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth LOWE,
Logansport.She was preceded in death
by a sister, Frances ROUCH.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport.Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and Friday after 9 a.m.

She
was born Sept. 7, 1902 in Kewanna to John and Elizabeth FELDER GORSELINE.She moved to Washington 5 years ago after
having lived in the Frankfort and Logansport areas.In 1933 she married Forrest S. BOOSE, who preceded in death.She had been a teacher at Gary Wallace High
School, was a graduate of Indiana University, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa
Sorority, the Broadway Methodist Church, and the Order of Eastern Star,
Logansport.She received her master’s
degree from Harvard University.

Surviving
are a son, John W. [BOOSE], Vancouver, Wash.; four grandchildren, Catherine
POWERS, Palm Harbor, Fla.; Carolyn MacOUSHUM, John C. and Timothy L. [BOOSE],
all of Vancouver; five great-grandchildren, and a brother, Robert GORSELINE, Palmetto
Fla.She was preceded in death by two
sisters, Mrs. Louise ZELLERS COLLINS and Mrs. Mildred COFFMAN, and two
brothers, Donald and Walter GORSELINE.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.Burial will be in the Kewanna
I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery.Friencs may
call after 11 a.m. Friday.

He
was born July 29, 1898 at Lucerne to William F. and Clara KLEPPER BUGBY.On Jan. 19, 1921 at Kewanna, he married
Susie E. McLOCHLIN, who died in 1984.He was a retired shoe repair shop owner of 45 years in Logansport, a
member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, and a 4th degree Knight of the
Logansport Knights of Columbus.

Surviving
are nieces and nephews.He was preceded
in death by a son.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, with the
Rev. Cornelius KELLY officiating.Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Harrison-Metzger
Funeral Home, Kewanna.A Knights of
Columbus memorial service will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today.The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m.
today.

Wednesday, February 22, 1989

Samuel Steffen

Palestine.
- A 5-year-old Mentone boy died about 12:50 p.m. Tuesday after being accidently
shot by his 13-year-old brother at their babysitter’s residence here, Kosciusko
County Police said today.

Police
said Samuel STEFFEN was killed instantly by a shotgun wound to his head.They said the older brother believed the
20-gauge shotgun was not loaded and pointed it at the younger boy.

Police
termed the death accidental.

Police
read from a prepared statement and declined to provide any other information.

Kenneth Anderson

Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Kenneth ANDERSON,
41, Rt. 3, Rochester, who died at 8:15 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, South
Bend.

Thursday, February 23, 1989

Samuel D. Steffen

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tippecanoe Community Church for Samuel David
STEFFEN, 5, of 205 E. Main St., Mentone.The Rev. Rodney SCHULER will officiate and burial will be in the Mentone
Cemetery.Friends may call after 2 p.m.
Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone.

The
boy died of an accidental shotgun wound at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday at a rural
Mentone home near Palestine Lake.

He
was born Feb. 15, 1984 in Indianapolis to E. David and Phyllis AUGHINBAUGH
STEFFEN.His mother died Dec. 21,
1988.He attended the Tippecanoe
Community Church and belonged to the Awana Bible Club at the church.

Surviving
with the father are three sisters, Deborah, Elizabeth and Esther [STEFFEN], and
two brothers, David P. and Michael [STEFFEN], all at home.A sister, Naomi [STEFFEN], preceded in
death.

Kenneth L. Anderson

Services
for Kenneth Lee ANDERSON, 41, Rt. 3, Rochester, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Gene JANIK
officiating.Burial will be in the
Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends
may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Mr.
Anderson died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at South Bend Memorial Hospital following
a sudden illness.He was born July 4,
1947 at Wabash to Robert and Anne SHORT ANDERSON.On Jan. 31, 1967 in Peru, he married Judy Ann EDWARDS, who
survives.He owned and operated Kenny’s
Metal Recycling, Rt. 3, Rochester.He
was a 1966 graduate of Peru High School, a member of the Mt. Hope United
Methodist Church, the Commercial Bowling League of Rochester and the mixed
bowling league at Culver.

Surviving
with the wife are three daughters, Carol, Loretta and Mary [ANDERSON], and a
son, Kenny L. [ANDERSON], all at home; the mother and step-father, Anne and Charles
BROWN, Peru; a sister, Mrs. Roy (Carol) WEAVER, Peru; a brother, Michael
[ANDERSON], Peru, and nieces and nephews.His father died May 25, 1979.

He
was born Feb. 6, 1918 at Shanesville, Ohio, to Thomas and Elma FLEISCHMAN
SYLER.He moved to Rochester in 1960
from Argos.He married Helen THOMPSON,
who died march 21, 1969.He married
Roselyn J. HOOKER, who died July 21, 1973.On Dec. 21, 1974 he married Pat EATON, who survives.He retired as an accountant at Wilson Coal
and Grain, Rochester.

Surviving
with the wife are six daughters, Mrs. Judy GONZALES, Santa Fe, N.M.; Mrs. James
(Marge) THACKER, Bourbon; Mrs. Sheryl SIMONS and Mrs. Pat (Robin) BURKETT, both
of Plymouth, and Tracy SYLER and Tomi SYLER, both of Rochester; two
step-daughters, Debbie CAYWOOD, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Ron (Tammie)
PLATZ, Goshen; a grandchild; a great-granddaughter, and a sister, Mrs. Kate
ERNST, Akron, Ohio.He was preceded in
death by a step-daughter, Vicki PARSONS, in 1974, and a sister, Virginia
SCHLINGMANN.

Services
will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.There will
be private visitation.Memorials may be
made to the American Lung Association or the Rochester Athletic Booster Club.

He
was born May 20, 1921 in Toledo, Ohio, to Toy and Mary L. BALDRIDGE ARNETT, and
had lived in Rochester for two years.On July 2, 1952 at Rensselaer, he married Delores GARCIA, who
survives.He attended Wheatfield Public
Schools and was owner of Arnett Concrete Co.He was a member of the Indiana National Guard and the Pentecostal
Church.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday (noon EST) at the Jackson Funeral Chapel, Rensselaer,
with the Rev. Eveston RISNER officiating.Burial will be in Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer.Friends may call from 3 to 10 p.m. EST today.

Amos Ritchie

Amos
RITCHIE, 41, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn
Hospital.He had been in failing health
for five months.

He
was born Nov. 19, 1947 in Kentucky to Woodrow and Ruth RITCHIE.He had lived in Rochester since 1985.On Dec. 13, 1980 in the country of Mexico,
he married Jacqueline R. GEGOGEINE, who survives.He was emloyed at U.S. Abrasive Corp., Tippecanoe.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Revs. Thomas BALLARD and James M. PRUITT officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.Friends may call from 6 to 7
p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Saturday.

He
was born June 13, 1918 in Logansport to Glenn D. and Hazel L. WILLIAMS
OBENCHAIN.On Sept. 10, 1939, he
married Nan HOWELL, who survives.He
had been a civil service examiner and postal clerk in Logansport and
surrounding area for 33 years.He was a
World War II U.S. Army veteran, a member of the Ninth Street Christian Church
in Logansport, the Tipton Masonic Lodge, and the Eastern Star, American Legion,
VFW and Elks Lodge in Logansport.

Services
will be at 1:30 Saturday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Loganspot, with Dr. Sam
YOUNG officiating.Burial will be in
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, with military rites.Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today.Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m.
tonight.

She
was born March 11, 1917 in Macy to Charles and Goldie SEE AMBLER.She lived her entire life in this
community.On Dec. 24, 1940 in
Rochester, she married Ralph A. THOMPSON, who died April 29, 1981.She had been a nurse for the late Dr. E.V.
HERENDEEN and later was director of nursing at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home,
retiring in 1981.She was a graduate of
City Hospital (now Wishard Hospital), Indianapolis.

Surviving
are a son, Michael [THOMPSON], and a granddaughter, Penni [THOMPSON], both of
Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. M.E. (Nila) [CARRUTHERS], Middletown, Ohio, and
Mrs John (Mary) SHIPLEY, Greenville, Miss., and a brother, James AMBLER,
Sevierville, Tenn.She was preceded in
death by a son, Tommy [THOMPSON] on May 14, 1984, and a sister Juanita DeLON,
in 1986.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
Father Harold E. WELLER officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m. Sunday, and after 9 a.m. Monday.Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Center.

Arden H. Bay

Arden
H. BAY, 77, Three Rivers, Mich., died Friday morning at the Three Rivers Area
Hospital.

He
was born May 11, 1911 in Berrien Township, Mich., to Lew and Lodemia HESS
BAY.He owned and operated a carpet
business in Kalamazoo, Mich., before moving to Three Rivers in 1982.He was associated with the Wolf Carpet
Store, which he managed for several years, retiring in 1974.On May 11, 1985 in Rochester, he married
Mildred F. JONES, who survives.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Halverson Chapel, Three Rivers, with the
Rev. Donald E. NEPSTAD officiating.Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Berrien Center, Mich.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday
and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph County, Mich., Cancer Society.

Monday, February 27, 1989

Daniel K. Bice

Daniel
K. BICE, 69, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 9:40 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital
where he had been a patient for nine days.He had been in failing health for three months.

He
was born May 28, 1919 in Lima, Ohio to Daniel and Iona HANSON BICE.He moved to Rochester in 1980 from
Lima.His first marriage was to Imogene
MEYERS.He later married Norma BEAVER,
who preceded in death.He was an
upholsterer for Superior Coach Company in Lima for a number of years and was a
life member of the Lima VFW and of the Military Order of the COOTIE Grand Pup
Tent No. 6, Lima.He served with the
U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II.

Surviving
are a daughter, Darla BICE, and a son, Douglas BICE, both of Lima; a sister,
Mae RED, Lakeview, Ohio; a brother, William BICE, Rt. 5, Rochester, and a
half-brother, Richard BICE, Criderville, Ohio.He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert [BICE].

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with rites by the American Legion and VFW.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 28, 1989

Robert D. Miller

Word
has been received of the death on Feb. 19 of Robert D. MILLER, 77, Chicago.

He
was born on Sept. 28, 1911 in Rochester to Fred and Nell MILLER.He married Beryl GROSSBIER, who
survives.He was an account executive
for Dean Witter Reynolds, Chicago; served in Africa, Italy and Germany with the
U.S. Army in World War II, and was a graduate of Northwestern University.

She
was born Sept. 3, 1924 in Fulton County to Charles E. and Ollie ROGERS
TOWN.She lived most of her life in
Richland Township.On Feb. 3, 1951 in
Richland Center, she married Donald Murphy ROSE, who died Oct. 22, 1985.She retired after 20 years at Hart Schaffner
& Marx and was a member of the former Sand Hill Methodist Church.

Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Debra) HAMILTON, Woodstock, Ill., and Mrs. Rick (Rachel)
WYATT, Rochester; two sons, Roger and Barry [ROSE], both of Rochester; four
grandchildren, Zachary and Gregory WYATT and K.C. HAYDEN, all of Rocheter, and
Eavan HAMILTON, Woodstock, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Ned (Mildred) SMITH, Akron.A brother, Otis TOWN, died in 1984.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Don PETERS officiating.Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday
and after 9 a.m. Friday.Memorials may
be made to the American Cancer Society.

Dorothy L. Study

Dorothy
L. STUDY, 77, Denver, died at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday at Dukes Continuing Care
Center, Peru.She was born June 20,
1911, in Miami County to Burchard and Clarice SEE LEEDY.On Aug. 17, 1929, she married Verlynne
STUDY, who survives.She was a memer of
the Denver Baptist Church.

Surviving
with the husband are two daughters, Delores BUTCHER, Rochester, and Peggy Jo
GRAYSON, Peru; two brothers, Ray LEEDY, Peru, and Cecil LEEDY, Logansport; two
sisters, Mildred HULLINGER, Peru, and Elpha COVER, Denver; five grandchildren,
and five great-grandchildren.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the
Rev. Jeff SEXTON officiating.Burial
will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday.Memorials may vbe made to the Miami County Heart Association.

Thursday, March 2, 1989

Warren J. Lloyd

Warren
J. LLOYD, 62, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, died at 2:41 a.m. today at St.
Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.He
had been in failing health for two months

He
was born Oct. 18, 1926 in Mankato, Minn., to Evan and Eva EVANS LLOYD.He moved to Rochester in 1954 from
Mankato.On March 31, 1948 in Nocolett,
Minn., he married Marcella “Sally” FRUHWIRTH, who survives.He was a self-employed contractor, served in
the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a member of
the American Legion, VFW, Moose Lodge, and the Eagles Lodge, all of Rochester.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Kent (Sheri) COOK, Kewanna; three sons,
Roger, David and Bruce [LLOYD], all of Jupiter, Fla.; four grandchildren; two
sisters, Jean LLOYD, tillamook, Ore., and Mrs. Robert (Betty) KEHNER, Mankato;
two brothers, Wayne LLOYD, Mankato, and Elroy LLOYD, Laguna Niguel, Calif.He was preceded in death by a brother, Roger
[LLOYD].

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rocheter, with
the Rev. Harold E. WELLER officiating.Burial
will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Demetery where the American Legion and VFW
will conduct military rites.Friends
may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Thomas G. Syler

The
Sentinel was informed Wednesday afternoon that the Feb. 23 obituary of Thomas
G. SYLER failed to note that nine grandchildren survive.

William H. Leonhard

William
H. “Bill” LEONHARD, owner-operator of the Macy Elevator, died at 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday at his home, Rt. 1, Macy.He
was 66.

He
was born Feb. 11, 1923 in Jay County to William H. and Mildred HANLIN
LEONHARD.On Jan. 1, 1948 at Portland,
he married Martha R. SEGRAVES, who survives.He was a former representative for Tennessee Valley Sales and was
manager of Green Belt Sales, now OXY Fertilizer, in Fulton from 1963 to
1969.On Sept. 8, 1969 he bought the
Macy Elevator.He was an active
supporter of 4-H work, the FFA chapters at Caston and North Miami high schools,
and the betterment of the Macy and Nyona Lake communities.He served in the Pacific Islands during
World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Shirey KING, Collinsville, Okla.; a son, Will H.
MILLER, and two brothers, Harold and Robert [LEONHARD], all of Rochester.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. David
SMITH officiating.Burial will be in
Green Park Cemetery, Portland, with military rites.Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at McCain Funeral Home,
and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home,
Portland.Memorials may be made to the
Miami County Red Cross transportation fund.

Friday, March 3, 1989

Warren J. Lloyd

Services
for Warren J. LLOYD, 62, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, who died Thursday,
will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, not
1 p.m. as reported previously.

She
was born Sept. 7, 1907 in Warsaw to John and Lillie WEAVER RUSH.She was married to Russell AMBER, who
preceded in death.She was married
Sept. 19, 1964 to Floyd ESPICH, who survives.She formerly was employed at The Rochester Sentinel.

Surviving
with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Lois) POOLE, Wabash; two
step-sons, Ron and Garry ESPICH, both of Plymouth; two grandchildren; six
step-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Services
will be at the Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, Sunday at 2 p.m. with the
Rev. Galen COLCLESSOR officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Frieds may call Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 4, 1989

Robert N. Biddinger

Robert
N. BIDDINGER, 67, Warsaw, died Thursday in Homosassa Springs, Fla., where he
had been a winter visitor for four years.

He
was born in Leiters Ford and was a retired truck driver for the Warsaw Trucking
co.

Surviving
are the wife, the former Levara M. SMITH; two daughters, Sharon SPEEDWELL,
Crestwood, Ill., and Joyce COX, of Colorado; a step-daughter, Susan BICK,
Adrian, Mich., and a sister, Carol B. LECHLER, Homosassa.

The
Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home in Homosassa is in charge of arrangements, which
are incomplete.

Monday, March 6, 1989

Lloyd L. Krouse

Lloyd
L. KROUSE, 83, of 332 W. Walnut St., Argos, died at 9:06 a.m. Sunday at his
home.He had been in failing health for
a year.

He
was born Dec. 8, 1905 in Center Township, Marshall County, to Henry Clay and
Rosezetta KAMP KROUSE.He lived all of
his life in the Argos community.On
March 23, 1939 at Koontz Lake, he married Velma SWIHART, who died in 1959.He was a retired farmer and a former
employee of the Marshall County Highway Department and Indiana Bell Telephone
Co.

Surviving
are a sister, Mrs. Marjorie MORIARTY, Culver, and nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by three sisters,
Pearl WALLACE, Clara DAWSON STEPHENSON and Hattie LISTENBERGER, and three
brothers, Virgil, Fred and Donald [KROUSE].

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Argos Congregational Christian Church with the
Rev. Earl LIGHTFOOT officiating.Burial
will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos from 2 to 8
p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Robert L. Marley

Robert
L. MARLEY, 68, a summer resident of Rochester and a winter resident of
Summerfield, Fla., died Saturday in Ocala, Fla., following a brief illness.

He
was born Jan. 3, 1921 in Elwood to Ozro and Marie MARLEY.He was a retired monument sales manager, a
World War II veteeran, and a member of the Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, and VFW.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Copher-Fesler Funeral Home, 415 S. Anderson
St., Elwood, with the Rev. Russell DAWSON officiating.Burial will be in the Elwood City
Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Tuesday.

He
was born April 13, 1910 at Chicago, Ill., to Henry and Mary Ellen CRONIN
RIECK.He moved to the Monterey area in
1976 from Chicago.He was a retired
shipping clerk for the Ajax Co., Chicago, and a member of St. Anne’s Catholic
Church, Monterey.In 1963 in Chicago,
he married Virginia WHITE, who died in 1968.

Surviving
are two step-daughters, Judy FRANK and Sandra GONZALES, both of Chicago; a
sister, Celie BYRNES, Monterey, and two brothers, Cyrus RIECK, Monterey, and
Roy RIECK, Chicago.Four brothers
preceded in death.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey.Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, where the Rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 7, 1989

Clara H. Yeaman

Clara
H. YEAMAN, 98, formerly of Akron, died at 6:45 a.m. Monday in the Peabody
Health Care Center at North Manchester.She had lived at Peabody Memorial Home since August 1971.

She
was born Feb. 14, 1891 in South Whitley to A.J. and Mary SNOW HELMUTH.She was a retired telephone operator and
clerk.Her first marriage was in 1912
to W.W. STAUFFER, who died in 1938.She
was married May 5, 1946 to Charles W. YEAMAN, who died Nov. 11, 1953.She was a member of the Akron United
Methodist Church.

The
only survivor is a step-grandson, John STAUFFER, Etna Green.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Peabody Home Chapel with the Rev.
Richard CRAIG officiating.Burial will
be in the Union Center Cemetery at Nappanee.Friends may call at the chapel for an hour before services.Memorials may be made to the Peabody
Memorial Home.Bender Funeral Home at
North Manchester is in charge of arrangements.

She
was born Oct. 27, 1910 in Terre Haute to Timmothy and Catherine DALTON
LEE.She lived most of her life in the
Rochester community.On Aug. 21, 1941
in Indianapolis, she married Dr. Howard H. ROWE, who died Dec. 19, 1970.A retired registered nurse, she received her
nursing degree from St. Anthony’s Hospital, Terre Haute.She assisted in her hsband’s medical
practice in Rochester ad later was employed by Canterbury Manor Nursing Home
until retirement.She was a former
member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis
KILCLINE officiating.Burial will be in
the Athens cemetery.Friends may call
from6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, where the Rosary will be recited at
8 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 8, 1989

Joseph B. Foster

Joseph
Barr FOSTER, 48, of Seymour, a former Rocheter city policeman and former
Indiana state policeman, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University Hospital,
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.He had been a patient for four weeks.

He
was born Aug. 1, 1940 in Twelve Mile to Joseph W. and Evelyn McKEE FOSTER.He moved to Seymour in 1971 from
Rochester.He retired in 1986 after 22
years’ service in the air section of the Indiana State Police Department.

A
1958 graduate of Rochester High School, he was with the U.S.Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961, and was a
Rochester police officer from September 1963 to June 1965.On Sept. 1, 1965 following graduation from
the Police Academy, he became a state trooper and was assigned to the Peru.
post.On June 1, 1975 he was promoted
to sereant and on Oct. 1, 1970 he was assigned to the Special Services Division
as a helicopter pilot in Area Three.He
was a member of the Indiana State Police Alliance, the Seymour Fraternal Order
of Police, the Indiana Troopers’ Benevolent Association, the Seymour American
Legion and Moose Lodge, and the Rochester Eagles Lodge.

Surviving
are two sons, Joseph A. [FOSTER], Tucson, Ariz., and Johnathan A. [FOSTER],
Corydon; the mother, Evelyn FOSTER, and step-father, Wally DEATON, Rochester; two
sisters, Nikki BAILEY, Indianapolis, and Mrs. James (Shari) HARTZLER,
Rochester, and three nieces, Michelle and LesLee BAILEY and Jaymi HARTZLER, all
of Rochester.His father died in 1954.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Harold WELLER officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American
Legion and VFW will conduct military services.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. Friday until
the hour of services.Memorials may be
made to the Indiana Troopers Benevolent Association Fund.

Thursday, March 9, 1989

[no obits]

Friday, March 10, 1989

Evelyn Moran

A
broadside collision on Indiana 17, just south of Olson Road, killed a Monterey
woman at 10:25 a.m. Thursday.

State
poice said Evelyn MORAN, 72, Rt. 1, Monterey, died instantly of a skull
fracture when her northbound 1987 Nissan two-door sedan crossed into the pathe
of a southbound 1981 Freightliner semi-truck seed hauler driven by Richard E.
DICKSON, 46, Knox.Police said Dickson
was not injured.

Police
said that Moran was thrown from the vehicle.Although neither driver was wearing a seat belt, police said it would
have made no difference if seat belts had been used.

Funeral
arrangements are pending at Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

Bertha R. Gudeman

Bertha
R. GUDEMAN, 70, Rt. 4, Winamac, died at 4:39 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph
Medical Center, South Bend.She had
been in failing health for several months.

She
was born May 16, 1918 in Strawn, Ill., to George and Regina ZIMMERMAN
SCHINI.On Oct. 21, 1944 in
Francesville, she married Marion R. GUDEMAN, who died Nov. 20, 1987. She was
formerly a nurse for the Eastern Pulaski Community Schools, and was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church, Winamac.

Surviving
are two daughters, Beverly SMITH, Monterey, and Janice GUDEMAN, Dallas, Texas;
a son, Darrel [GUDEMAN], Winamac; five grandchildren; four sisters, Anna
SCHNEIDER and Alma BAHLER, both of Remington; Emilie ANLIKER, Francesville, and
Eldora BONGES, Loda, Ill., and a brother, Albert SCHINI, Remington.She was preceded in death by two brothers
and three sisters.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Carl
LINDERMAN officiating.Burial will be
in McKinley Memorial Gardens, Winamac.Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 8 a.m. on
Monday.Memorials may be made to the
Calvary Baptist Church.

He
was born Nov. 26, 1906 at Thornhope to John and Malinda BURNS BUCKS.He came from South Gate Dec. 4, 1988 to live
with his nephew, Larry BUCKS, and family in Kewanna.On Feb. 13, 1951 in Las Vegas, Nev., he married Zelma BRADEN, who
died July 20, 1988.He was a retired
supervisor with General Motors Assembly Plant in South Gate.He was with the Merchant Marines during
World War II, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Brea, Calif.

Surviving
are two sons, Robert [BUCKS], Glan Carbon, Ill., and C. William [BUCKS],
Clarkesville, Tenn., and grandchildren, nieces and nephews.A son, six brothers and a sister preceded in
death.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.Burial will be in the Kewanna
I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery.Friends may
call from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m. on Sunday.There will be graveside Masonic services.

Saturday, March 11, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, March 13, 1989

William Livingston

Word
has been received from Mrs. Wilford (Kathleen) TRIBBY, that her brother,
William LIVINGSTON, died Saurday morning in Danville, Ill., of a heart attack.

Born
April 30, 1893 in Liberty Township to Benjamin Franklin and Sarah WILLIAMS
AUSMUN, she married Carl C. EMERY on Nov. 24, 1915.He died Feb. 8, 1971.She
was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church.

Services
for Edward WILLIAMSON, 72, Rt. 5, Winamac, who died Friday of an apparent heart
attack, were held at 10 a.m. today at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, with
the Rev. Cornelius KELLY officiatig.Burial was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Winamac.

Mr.
Williamson was born April 13, 1916 in Pulaski County, to Ernest E. and Mary
KUHN WILLIAMSON.On Oct 21, 1936 in
Winamac, he married Mary K. WIESJAHN, who survives.A retired farmer, he was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church,
Kewanna, the Parish Council, and a member of the Pulaski County Farm Bureau.

Services
for Evelyn MORAN, 73, Monterey, who died in an auto accident Thursday on
Indiana 17 near Delong, will be 8 p.m. today at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with
the Rev. Lloyd SIMPSON officiating.

Burial
will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Lincoln Cemetery, Chicago.Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at
the funeral home.

Born
May 7, 1915 in Jackson, Miss., to Brack and Allean GILMORE CARTER, she lived in
Monterey for 25 years.On Oct. 20, 1948
in Chicago, she married Claude MORAN.He died April 21, 1956.She was
a former employee of Pulaski Memorial Hospital, McGill Manufacturing, and the
Culver Inn.

The
Rev. Michael HAYDEN, Leiters Ford United Methodist Church, will officiate.Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.Friends may call after 4 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral Home.

Mr.
Ivey was born Sept. 5, 1907 at Phoenix City, Ala., to Daniel and Lottie JOHNSON
IVEY.He was a retired driver for the Chicago
Transit Authority and lived in Aubbeenaubbee Township since 1978, coming from
Chicago.On Dec. 15, 1926 in Chicago,
he married Rose A. CULLER, who survives.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughrter, Mrs. Rainer (Evelyn) ZAWADZKI, Teaneck, N.J.; two
sons, Harold [IVEY], Chicago, Henry [IVEY] Jr., Rochester; five grandchildren
and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.Four sisters and four brothers preceded in
death.

Della L. Cook

Della
L. COOK, 91, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, died at 2:30 a.m. today at
Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru, where she had been a patient one
month.

She
was born Aug. 27, 1897 in Richland Township, to Floyd and Emma OVERMYER
BABCOCK.She lived most of her life in
Richland Township.On Aug. 27, 1913 in
Rochester, she married Daniel L. “Dan” COOK.He died March 6, 1983.She was a
member of the Jordon Baptist Church, Argos.

Services
will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Revs. Arley C. MITCHUM, and John ANDREWS officiating.Burial will be in the Richland Center
I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call at
the funeral home from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9 a.m.
until the hour of services on Thursday.

Wednesday, March 15, 1989

Cretie J. Emery

Services
for Cretie J. EMERY, who died at 1:05 a.m. Monday at Canterbury Manor Nursing
Home, will be 10a.m. Saturday at
Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Edward OWENS officiating.Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m.
Friday.Memorials may be made to the
Fulton United Methodist Church.

He
was born Jan. 30, 1919 at Rochester, to John and Maudie HAMLETT GORDON.He was a lifetime area resident, a farmer,
and a member of the Mentone First Baptist Church.In February 1939 he married Helen M. SHOEMAKER.She died Oct. 2, 1988.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. James (Janet) BLAIR, a son, Dale GORDON, both of
Rochester, and four grandchildren.

Services
will be 2 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Junior
BOSE officiating.Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends
may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Services
will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. David
CORRELL officiting.Burial will be in
Skinner Cemetery, Twelve Mile.Friends
may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Thursday, March 16, 1989

Leon D. Babcock

Services
were to be at 1 p.m. today for Leon D. BABCOCK, 81, of 942 S. 21st St., South
Bend, a former Rochester resident.He
died at 1:10 p.m. Monday in his home.

A
1926 graduate of Rochester High School, Mr. Babcock moved from Rochester to
South Bend in 1929 and retired in 1972 after 46 years with Armour &
Co.His first marriage was to Martha
YIKE, who died in 1976.His second was
to Roxie REED, who survives.

She
was born Nov. 22, 1909 in Wabash County, to Esta S. and Sarah C. LONG
FRANTZ.She was retired from the
Manchester College Food Service Department, and was a member of the North
Manchester Missionary Church.On June
22, 1929, she married Otto McNABNEY, who died July 24, 1971.On Sept. 12, 1979 she married Raymond COZAD,
who survives.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at DeLaughter Mortuary, North Manchester, with the
Revs. Robert SKINNER and Leonard CUSTER officiating.Burial will be in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, North Manchester.Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Friday, March 17, 1989

Kenneth B. Long

Kenneth
B. LONG, 88, of 202 E. Water St., Akron, died at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn
Hospital where he had been a patient for a month.

He
was born July 7, 1900 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to George A. and Bessie TAYLOR
LONG.He lived in Akron for 10
years.His first marriage was to
Marianne KLAUR.She died in 1976.On Nov. 11, 1978 in the Gilead Methodist Church,
he married Marie CRUM, who survives.He
was retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was a member of the Akron
Brethren Church.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Phyllis GUIDEN, Orando, Fla., and a grandson,
Steve GUIDEN, St. Cloud, Fla.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev.
Ingrid ROGERS officiating.Burial will
be in the Gilead Cemetery.Friends may
call from4 to 8 p.m. Saturday
and after 1 p.m. Sunday.

Saturday, March 18, 1989

Donald Stahl

Donald
STAHL, 83, Santa Barbara, Calif., died March 15 at a hospital there following a
short illness.

He
was born April 24, 1906 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles STAHL, formerly of
Rochester.He was a Rochester High
School graduate, and an accomplished violinist.He was retired from General Insurance Company, Seattle, Wash.,
and also had been employed by the Utah and Idaho Sugar Company and as manager
at Woolworth Stores.He was a member of
the Christian Science Church and the Masonic Lodge, Yakima, Wash.He married Esther MILLER at Yakima; she
survives.

Services
will be in Yakima at 10 a.m. Tuesday.Burial will e in the Miller family plot in Yakima.

Marguerite R. Ewen

Marguerite
Ragland EWEN, 80, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 2 a.m. today at her home.She had been in failing health for about 15
years.

She
was born Nov. 9, 1908 in Miami County to Archie and Lou GORE MOORE and had
lived in the Rochester area for over 50 years, moving from Kewanna.She was married Dec. 31, 1939 in Kewanna to
Howard Milton EWEN, who survives.She
was a member of the Rocheter First Baptist Church, Woodlawn Hospital Auxiliary,
Manitou Garden Club, Rochester Eastern Star and Reiter Community Club, and was
a former adult leader of the Reiter Community 4-H Club.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, and burial
will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, and after 9
a.m. on Tuesday.

Monday, March 20, 1989

Rex E. Rader

Rex
Eugene RADER, 83, of 2528 E. 25th Place, Tulsa, Okla., formerly of the Akron area,
died at 10:05 a.m.Saturday at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, following a
five-week illness.

He
was born Nov. 13, 1905 near Disko to Charles E. and Tressie RAGER RADER.He had lived in Tulsa area for over 40
years, moving there from Fort Worth, Texas.He also had lived in Hobbs, N.M.He was married to Eleanor MOORE, who survives.He was a retired petroleum engineer for Standard Oil and Gas of
Indiana.He was a member of the Boston
Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa, a 1924 graduate of Akron High School,
a 1930 graduate of Indiana University where he received a bachelor of science
degree in geology, and was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Jane Elizabeth ELLIOTT, Bronxville, N.Y., a son,
John Langdon [RADER], San Rafael, Calif.; eight grandchildren; a brother, Ralph
[RADER], Akron, and a nephew, Richard RADER, Akron.A brother, Eugene [RADER], died in 1965.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with
the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating.

Burial
will be in the Akron Cemetery.Friends
may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

She
was born Oct. 16, 1922 in Macy to Ray and Rose Viola WAGONER O’DAFFER.On April 23, 1942 at Macy, she married Arnie
Wilson FISHER, who survives.She was a
member of the Denver Brethren Church.

Surviving
with the husband are two daughrters, Sharon SCHRADER, Peru, and Martha CONNELL,
Ft. Wayne; a son, Paul FISHER, Denver, and four grandchildren.She was preceded in death by a daughter,
Rose Ellen FISHER, and a brother, Devane O’DAFFER.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
George C. BROWN officiating.Burial
will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Ruby Burkholder

Ruby
BURKHOLDER, 89, American Health Care Center, Elkhart, formerly of Akron, died
at 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Elkhart General Hospital.

She
was born Jan. 26, 1900 in Akron to Everett and Cora LINEBAUGH MILLER.On March 2, 1920 in Akron, she married
Donald BURKHOLDER, who died in 1943.She was a former employee of the Wagner and Hall Grocery Store, Elkhart.

Surviving
are a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Grace) RADER, Akron; four grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a nephew, Richard RADER, Akron, and nieces and
nephews.She was preceded in death by
twin sons, Dean and Gene [BURKHOLDER].

Services
were to be at 1 p.m. today at the Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home, with
burial in Rice Cemetery, Elkhart.Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron was in charge of local
arrangements.

He
was born May 26, 1916 in Wabash County to Emerson and Marjorie WHEATLEY
McCOLLEY.On Nov. 29, 1941 at Leesburg,
he married Mildred TOMLINSON, who survives.He was a retired Mobile Oil distributor, a member of the Kewanna United
Methodist Church and the Kewanna American Legion, and was a U.S. Army World War
II veteran.

Surviving
with the wife are two sons, Ron [McCOLLEY], Frankfort, and Steve [McCOLLEY],
New Palestine; a sister, Ruth McNEAR, Plymouth, and two grandchildren.He was preceded in death by a daughter.

She
was born April 15, 1907 at Jonestown, Miss., to James and Estella WINFIELD
MATTHEW.She was a retired machine
operator for the Pullman Coach Company, Chicago, and a resident of Miller’s
Merry Manor since 1988, moving from Chicago.She was a member of the First House of Prayer, Chicago.In 1941 at Seattle, Wash., she married
Matthew ALEXANDER, who died in 1972.

Surviving
are a sister, Euzella JONES, Rochester; a brother, Winfield THOMAS, Chicago; a
nephew whom she reared, LaRue THOMAS, Rochester, and other nephews, nieces and
cousins.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev.
Michael HAYDEN officiating.Burial will
be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Sherl W. Southerton

Sherl
William SOUTHERTON, 67, of 810 N. Morrison, Kokomo, died Saturday at St. Joseph
Hospital, Kokomo.

He
was born Oct. 1, 1921 in Macy to Charlie and Essie Pearl WILLIAMS
SOUTHERTON.He was retired as vice
president and plant superintendent of production for Automotive Parts
Manufacturers, Kokomo.He was a member
of Five Corners Christian Church near Macy, and the Howard County Association
for Retarded Citizens.On Jan. 28, 1967
he married Judith K. CRAGER, who survives.

Surviving
with the wife are a son, Terry Lee [SOUTHERTON], Greentown; four daughters,
Nancy BROWN, Macy, and Debora BERGMAN, Belinda PUCKETT and Yvonne G.
SOUTHERTON, all of Kokomo; two brothers, Garland [SOUTHERTON], Rochester, and
Chester [SOUTHERTON], Warsaw; fourteen grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren.Two sisters and a
grandchild preceded in death.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Hoffman-Murray Funeral Home, Kokomo, with
the Rev. Paul WOHLFORD officiating.Burial will be in the Five Corners Cemetery, Macy.Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

There
will be a prayer service at Thompson and Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, at1:30 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Fred
BISHOP officiating.Burial will be in
the Stony Point Cemetery, near Nappanee.Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 21, 1989

Herman E. McColley

Services
for Herman E. McCOLLEY, 72, Kewanna, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the
Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON
officiating.Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens
Cemetery, Kewanna.Friends may call
after 4 p.m. Thursday.

Mr.
McColley died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at his winter residence in Groverland, Fla.

Oran E. Leedy

Oran
E. LEEDY, 88, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 5:15 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry
Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had been a patient five weeks.He had been in failing health for three
months.

He
was born March 8, 1901 in Richland Township to Charles and Nora MECHLING
LEEDY.He lived all his life in the
Richland Center and Tiosa areas.

On
May 24, 1924 in Rochester, he married Geneva Mae BALDWIN, who died Dec. 22,
1984.He was a retired farmer and also
was retired from Studebaker Corporation, South Bend.He was a member of the Tiosa Brethren Church.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Irene) GARBER, South Bend a son, Eldon LEEDY,
Warsaw; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. An infant sister
preceded in death.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Donald PETERS officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Encil R. Wissinger

Encil
R. WISSINGER, 79, Logansport, died 6:35 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital,
Logansport. He was born Feb. 16, 1910 in St. Paul, Minn., to Charles and Laura
ROSS WISSINGER.On Oct. 7, 1944 in
Rhode Island, he married Martha L. BEAVER, who survives.He was former Owner of the Wissinger Body
Shop, Logansport, retiring in 1961.He
was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, and a member of the Logansport Market
Street United Methodist Church.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Ronda BAUER, Fort Wayne; a sister, Maxine
HUDDLESTON, Peru, and two grandchildren.Three brothers and a sister preceded in death.Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fisher Funeral
Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Dan MATTO officiating.Burial will be in the Deer Creek Cemetery,
Logansport.Friends may call after 10
a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, March 22, 1989

Grace M. Brown

Grace
Margaret BROWN, 87, of 1310 Rochester Blvd., died at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday at her
home.She was born March 27, 1901 to
George and Cordeilus WILSON GARNER.She
lived most of her life in the Rochester community.On Dec. 24, 1919 at Kokomo, she married Robert Avert BROWN, who
died in 1946.She was a former employee
of Rochester Metal Products, where she was an inspector of the grinder until
her retirement in 1963.

Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. George (Dorothy) BIXLER, Athens, and Mrs. C. Allen
(Grace Marie) MILLER, Rochester; five sons, George R. [BROWN], South Bend;
Joseph H. and Roy M. [BROWN], both of Kokomo; Kenneth Eugene [BROWN],
Rochester, and John R. BROWN, Russell, Ky. fifteen grandchildren; eighteen
great-grandchildren; two brothers, George and Thomas GARNER, both of Kokomo,
and nieces and nephews.Preceding in
death were two sons, Thomas L. and Ira C. [BROWN] a granddaughter, Mariel
McPIKE, and a sister, Leona DILLON.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Paul CECRLE officiating.Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday
and after 9 a.m. Friday.

He
was born June 18, 1928 at Royal Center to Wilbur and Mildred KISTLER
WILLIAMS.On June 18, 1948 in Fulton
County, he married Phyllis CALDWELL, who survives.He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1967 after 21 years of
service, then was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Kokomo until retiring
in 1984.He was a member of the Bunker
Hill United Methodist Church and was a lifetime member of the Disabled American
Veterans.

Surviving
with the wife are the mother, Mildred [WILLIAMS], Winamac; two sons, Terry
[WILLIAMS], Kokomo, and Robert [WILLIAMS], Indianapolis; a daughter, Karen Anne
WILLIAMS, at home; two brothers, Glenn [WILLIAMS], Fulton, and Keith [WILLIAMS],
Monon; two sisters, Belva SKINNER, Winamac, and Bertha ANTICO, Connersville,
and two grandchildren.A son preceded
in death.

Services
will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Allen Funeral Home, Bunker Hill, with the
Rev. Harvey KING officiating.Burial
will be in Springdale Cemetery, Bunker Hill.Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

He
was born July 2, 1902 at Martin, Tenn., to Tom and Anna COX BATCHELOR.On July 20, 1942 at St. Louis, Mo., he
married Annie May McCORMICK, who survives.He was a retired machinist for Interlake Steel Corp., Chicago, Ill., and
a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Surviving
with the wife are a son, Arthur B. [BATCHELOR], Chicago, Ill.; three
grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.Four sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kewanna United Methodist Church with the Rev.
Bryan TON officiating.Burial will be
in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna.Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral
Home, Kewanna, and after 1 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Terzah C. DeTurk

Terzah
Clestia DeTURK, 92, formerly of Rt. 1, Akron, died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday at
Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, Rochester, where she had been residing since
August 1987.

She
was born April 17, 1896 in Noble County to Henry W. and Clara SHADE
ALSHOUSE.She resided in the Akron area
for over 49 years, moving from Cromwell.On May 29, 1916 in Allison, she married Walter M. DeTURK, who died in
1969.She helped in the operation of the
family farm.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron,
with the Rev. Maurice KESSLER officiating.Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9
a.m. Saturday.

Herman Pickens

Herman
PICKENS, 76, Logansport, died at 7 a.m. today at his home.

He
was born April 12, 1912 in Kewanna to Frenk E. and Blanche Mae MORRIS
PICKENS.In 1936 at South Bend,he married
Martha BIGGS, who died March 14, 1980. He retired in 1974 from Logan Machine
Co. after 34 years, and was also a retired farmer.He was a member of the William Pace Lodge, Logan; Logansport VFW;
Battle Ground Historical Corporation; Fulton County Historical Society and the
Tippecanoe Historical Association.He
also was a member of the Rochester American Legion, the Logansport Eagles
Lodge, and Logansport Trade and Labor Assembly Home Association.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home,
Logansport, with the Rev. Maurice MILLER officiating.Burial will be in the Miami Baptist Cemetery, Logansport.Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m.
Friday.An Eagles service will be
at7 p.m. and a William Pacca Lodge
service at 7:30 p.m.

She
was born Dec. 18, 1921 at Phoenix, Ill., to Roy and Catherine PALACZ
GIELERAK.On Aug. 25, 1945, at Pasco,
Wash., she married George Russell JARRETT, who survives.She served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II, and was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru.

Surviving
with the husband are a son, David JARRETT, Corpus Christi, Texas; two
daughters, Annette LINER, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Cheryl HEIN, Lansing, Ill.;
six grandchildren; a brother, Stanley GIELERAK, Rockville; three sisters,
Victoria RING, Charleston, S.C.; Stella HUGHES, Lynwood, Ill., and Mary MOSELE,
Chicago, Ill.She was preceded in death
by two sisters, Sophie and Lillian [GIELERAK], and two brothers, Chester and
Raymond [GIELERAK].

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru, with the
Rev. Martin SANDHAGE officiating.Burial will be in the Converse I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call at McCain Funeral Home,
Denver, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday.Memorials may be made to the Miami County
Cancer Society.

He
was born Oct. 30, 1930 at Denver to Lawrence and Marjorie WASHBURN
MOULTON.On Oct. 17, 1948, he married
Harriet STENBERG, who survives.He was
a civil engineer at Los Alamos Nartional laboratory, and served in the U.S.
Army from 1953 to 1955.

Memorial
services were to be at 11 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, Los
Alamos, with the Rev. Gene RICHARDSON officiating.Private interment was to follow.There also was to be a memorial service at 3 p.m. today at the First
Missionary Church, Peru, with the Rev. Gerald KREH officiating.Memorials may be made to the Miami County
Red Cross Transportation Fund or to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

She
was born Sept. 20, 1911 in Miami County to John Wesley and Flora Edith HATCH
STUBER.On June 26, 1935 in Miami
County she married Floyd Victor GODFROY, who died Aug. 12, 1981.She was a member of the Denver Baptist
Church and the Women’s Missionary Society.

Surviving
are a son, Larry GODFROY, Peru; a daughter, Beverly CLEMONS, Denver; three
grandsons; a great-granddaughter, and a sister, Lillian DAVIS, Dearborn,
Mich.She was preceded in death by a
granddaughter, six sisters and five brothers.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Jeff
SEXTON officiating.Burial will be in
the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.Friends
may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Dustin L. Springer

Dustin
Lloyd SPRINGER, 2, Rt. 1, Claypool (Caldwell Lake), died at 6:41 p.m. Monday at
the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.He had been in failing health since birth.

He
was born March 3, 1987 in Warsaw to Patrick and Mary HAYES SPRINGER.Surviving with the parents are a brother,
Christopher [SPRINGER], at home the maternal grandparents, William and Barbara
HAYES, Claypool; the paternal grandparents, Edward and Patricia SPRINGER,
Claypool; the maternal great-grandparents, Homer and Esther MONROE, Chesterton,
and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the
Rev. Cliff WILKINS Sr. officiating.Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and after9 a.m. Thursday.

William Hartzler

William
HARTZLER, 72, Fulton, died unexpectedly at 11 a.m. today at Sebring, Fla.

Arrangements
are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.

Wednesday, March 29, 1989

William G. Hartzler

Services
for William G. HARTZLER, 72, Fulton, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman
Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.Burial
will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru.Friends may call from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.Masonic Services will be at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

He
was born June 15, 1916 at Gilead to Floyd L. and Lulu YARIAN HARTZLER.He moved to Fulton 50 years ago from
Roann.On Dec. 17, 1938 at Sharon, he
married Maxine CASPER, who survives.He
was a retired employee of Indiana Department of Highways, and a member of the
Fulton United Methodist Church, Fulton Masonic Lodge, the York Rite of
Logansport, the South Bend Scottish Rite, was a 32nd degree Mason and a life
member of the Indiana State Employees Association.

Fern
Mae BOWEN, 89, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 4:49 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where
she had been a patient for six days.

She
was born Nov. 13, 1899 in Fulton County to Seymour and Leona SHEETZ BOWEN.She lived all of her life in the Akron
area.She was a member of the Omega
Church, the Omege Club and the Akron WCTU.

Surviving
are four nieces, Mrs. Lovie MATHIAS, Akron, Juanita TEGHTMEYER and Kathleen
RACER, both of Rochester, and Beulah CONNER, Macy, and four nephews, Delford
BOWEN, Rochester; Robert SHOEMAKER, Decatur, and Jack and Jerry SHOEMAKER,
Akron.She was preceded in death by
four brothers, two sisters and a niece.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with
the Rev. Thomas TUPPS officiating.Burial will be in the Omega Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday.

She
was born Jan. 1, 1955 at Kokomo to Kenneth and Carolyn WALKER DUNCAN.She has lived in the Culver and Burr Oak
areas since 1974, moving from Rochester.On March 23, 1972 at Rochester, she married Leon J. SIMS, who
survives.She was a member of Emmanuel
United Methodist Church at Culver, the Marshall County American Diabetes
Association, the Culver Parent-Teacher organization and the Marshall County
Humane Society.

Surviving
with the husband are a daughter, Melissa M. SIMS, and a son, Brock Edward Lee
SIMS, both at home; her parents, Kenneth and Carolyn DUNCAN, Rochester; a
sister, Jacqueline AGNEW, Rochester; a brother, Mark DUNCAN, Washington, D.C.,
and a great-grandmother, Annebelle GRAHAM, Galveston.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Fred
PFLUGH officiating.Burial will be in
the Burr Oak Cemetery.Friends may call
from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.Memorials may
be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Emmanuel United Methodist
Church.

Saturday, April 1, 1989

William E. Wilhoit

William
E. WILHOIT, 64, Lafayette, a former Fulton County resident, died at 3:05 a.m.
Friday at Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., following open-heart
surgery on Monday.

He
was born Aug. 13, 1924 at Akron to Joseph and L. Grace McGEE WILHOIT.He moved to Lafayette in 1949 from
Peru.On June 7, 1969 at Lafayette, he
married Mary Jane SIETSMA, who survives.He joined Soller-Baker Funeral Homes, became a partner in 1955, and was
president in 1966 until retirement in July 1986.He was also president of Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Cemetery and
Mausoleum from 1965 until 1987, and was vice president until his death.He was a U.S. Army paratrooper in World War
II and parachuted into France.He was
wounded in Germany in 1945.He attended
Indiana University, graduated from the Indiana School of Mortuary Science in
1947, was a member of the Indiana National Funeral Directors Associations, was a
former president of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association Fourth District,
formerly served on the Lafayette Police Department Merit Board, was a member of
the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, and a member and former deacon of the
Central Presbyterian Church, Lafayette.

Services
will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel.Entombment will be in Tippecanoe Memory
Gardens Mausoleum.Friends may call
from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday.Memorials may
be made to the Lafayette Home Hospital or St. Elizabeth Hospital Cardiac Care
Units.
Louise A. Trigg

She
was born Jan. 7, 1902 in Ober to Christian and Margarette ROMETCH
BORCHARDT.On Oct 25, 1925 at Knox, she
married William TRIGG, who died June 13, 1986.She was a member of the Eagle Creek Church, Knox.

Surviving
are two sons, Robert [TRIGG], Knox, and James [TRIGG], Macy; a daughter,
RoseAnn EICHELBERG, Knox; eleven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchidren.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Price-Clark Funeral Home, Knox, with the Rev.
Joseph RODGERS officiating.Burial will
be in Eagle Creek Cemetery, Knox.Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday.Mrmorials may be made to the Starke Memorial Hospital CARE Fund
or the Eagle Creek Church.

Monday, April 3, 1989

Larissa Kaye Givens

Larissa
Kaye GIVENS, 11, Akron, died at 3:15 p.m. Friday at her residence of diabetic
complications.

She
was born Nov. 5, 1977 in Rocheter to Larry and Charlotte NICODEMUS GIVENS.She was a fifth grade student at Akron
Elementary School, a member of the LAMP gifted and talented program, and the
Akron Church of God.

Surviving
with the parents are a sister, Charlene R. GIVENS, at home; the maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter NICODEMUS, Akron; the paternal grandmother,
Mrs. Irene ASHFORD, Wabash; the paternal grandfather, James Robert GIVENS,
Anderson, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with
the Rev. James MALBONE officiating.Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m.
Tuesday.Memorials may be made to the
Akron School Library for Indiana books.

She
was born Aug. 11, 1903 in Falcade, Italy to Frank and Maria VALT PICCOLIN.A United States resident 68 years, she moved
to Rochesrter in 1946 from Chicago.On
Oct. 18, 1924 in Chicago, she married Anthony F. FONTANIVE, who died March 10,
1978.She was a member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Rochester.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank
KILCLINE officiating.Burial wil be in
the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 7 to
8:30 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.The Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. today.Memorials may be made to charity.

He
was born April 16, 1915 at Twelve Mile to I.L. and Myrtle McHENRY
BENEDICT.On March 25, 1936 at Peru, he
married Helen WALTERS, who survives.He
was a retired Civil Service heavy equipment operator at Grissom Air Force Base,
a World War II and Korean War veteran, and a member of the Denver First Church
of the Brethren where he was a trustee for several years; the National Rifle
Association and the Peru American Legion.

Surviving
with the wife are a son, DeWayne C. [BENEDICT], Kokomo; five grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald [BENEDICT], Marion, and a sister,
Isabell FISHER, Pery.He was preceded
in death by a son, Fred Lee [BENEDICT], and a sister, Goldie LOSHER.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
George HAPNER officiating.Burial will
be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.Memorials may be made to the Miami County Cancer Transportation
Fund.

She
was born June 9, 1931 at Reykjavik, Iceland to Alfred THORDSSON and Theadora
EYJOLFFDOTTIR.On Dec. 24, 1951 at
Reykjavik, she married Allen L. BAKER, who survives.She was a member of the Reykjavik Lutheran Church and a graduate
of Icelandic University School of Music.She was a piano teacher and also worked at Dexter Pharmacy, Logansport,
in home health care.

Surviving
with the husband are three sons, Ricky, Robert L. and Allen L. [BAKER], all of
Royal Center; three daughters, Sonja K. LINDZY, Muncie, and Ruth M. and Linda
M. BAKER, Royal Center; two brothers, Vidar ALFREDSSON, Reykiahlid, Iceland,
and Alfred ALFREDSSON, Reykjavik; two sisters, Vilhelmina and Theadore
ALFREDSSON, both of Reykjavik, and two step-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents and
two brothers.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison-Metger Funeral Home, Royal
Center, with the Rev. John DREXLER officiating.Burial will be in the Kistler Cemetery, Royal Center.Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday and
after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 4, 1989

D. L. Newell

D.L.
“Tony” NEWELL, 56, of 5430 Rockville Rd., Indianapolis, a former Rochester
resident and high school basketball coach, died at 7:50 p.m. Sunday at
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, where he had been a patient for two weeks.

He
was born Dec. 25, 1932 in Rochester to Harry U. and Ruth CARR NEWELL.He moved to Indianapolis eight years ago
from Rochester.In July 1988 at
Rochester he married Susan WILLIAMS SMITH, who survives.He was a graduate of Rochester High School,
Manchester College and St. Francis College, Ft. Wayne.

From
1954 to 1977, Mr. Newell was boys basketball coach and teacher at the following
schools:Jefferson Center at Columbia
City; Rochester; Triton, which won the sectional and regional and went to the
semi-state finals in 1965 when he was head coach; Belmont; Decatur, and North
Miami.He was a member of the Rochester
Masonic Lodge and the Indiana Coaches Association, and he was the first coach
in Indiana boys high school basketball to reach 300 victories.

Surviving
with the wife are a son, Christopher M. [NEWELL], South Bend; two daughters,
Rochelle L. NEWELL and Mrs. Brad (Loraine) L. NEWELL THOMPSON, both of
Rochester, and their mother, Maralyn TSCHANTZ NEWELL, Rochester; two
step-daughters, Kimberly and Alison SMITH, both of Indianapolis; two sisters,
Mrs. William (Diane) PAYNE, Munster, and Mrs. Robert (Rebecca) CURTIS,
Rochester.

Friends
may call at the Conkle Funeral Home, 4925 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, from 5:30
p.m. until services at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.Calling at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, will be from
11:30 a.m. until services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Russell WILBUR
officiating.Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, with Masonic rites.

Wednesday, April 5, 1989 to Thursday, April 6,
1989

[no obits]

Friday, April 7, 1989

LaRue Helton

LaRue
“Larry” HELTON, 81, of Rt. 4, Rochester, died early Thursday morning at his
home.Arrangements are pending at
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Estel Moore

Estel
MOORE, 83, of 910 Jackson Blvd., died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn
Hospital where he had been a patient for one day.

He
was born July 28, 1905 at Akron to Naaman D. and Mary E. KELLER MOORE.He lived most of his life in the Akron and
Rochester communities.On Dec. 14, 1964
in Rochester he married Margie J. FERRELL SPARKS, who survives.He was a retired farmer and also was retired
from Gatke Corp., Warsaw.

Surviving
with the wife are six daughters, Mrs. Cleo PRESKEWITZ, Mrs. Walter (Ruby)
SCHROLL and Mrs. James (Gaynell) FRY, all of Peru; Mrs. Carl (Ruth) LOWE and
Mrs. Charles (Carol) POCOCK, both of Rochester, and Mrs. Charles (Darlene)
DRUDGE, Akron; two sons, Jack SPARKS, Fort Smith, Ark., and Dana SPARKS,
Marion; twenty grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.Preceding in death were a son, Earl SPARKS,
in 1987 and a sister, Mrs Mabel HARTMAN, in 1984.

Services
will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.Friends may call from 6 to 8 .m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Saturday, April 8, 1989

[no obits]

Monday. April 10, 1989

LaRue O. Helton

Foster
& Good is in charge of local arrangements for LaRue O. “Larry” HELTON, 81,
Rt. 4, Rochester, who died early Thursday morning at his residence.Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery,
Mobile, Ala.

Mr.
Helton was born Aug. 8, 1907 in Mobile to James F. and Carlie MORRIS
HELTON.He moved to this area in 1980
from Riverdale and Villa Park, Ill.On
Nov. 1, 1930 in Cedar Lake he married Betty Irene MORGAN, who died in
1970.He had been a lathe operator and
was retired from the Local 74 Chicago District Council of Carpenters.

Surviving
are two sisters, Mrs. Fanny Rozilla LOCKE, Navarre, Fla., and Mrs. Marie H. DELLACER,
Mobile, and several nieces.He was
preceded in death by two brothers.

Bessie Mallory

Bessie
MALLORY, 91, former Macy resident who resided at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home
for a year, died at 7:50 p.m. Sunday at the nursing home.

Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

William A. Hoffman

William
A. HOFFMAN, 57, of 325 Brawley St., Huntington, died at 12:35 a.m. Saturday at
the Huntington Memorial Hospital.

He
was born Oct. 21, 1931 in Fulton County to Claude W. and Opal BURNS
HOFFMAN.He was a watchman for the area
railroad.On April 6, 1958 in Fulton he
married Charlotte CARITHERS, who survives.

Surviving
with the wife are two sons, Mark and William [HOFFMAN], Huntington; three
daughters, Charlotte, Claudia, and Christy HOFFMAN, all of Huntington; three
grandchildren; three brothers, and four sisters.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Deal and Robbins Funeral Home, Huntington.Burial wil be in the Gardens of Memory
Cemetery, Marion, with military services. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.Memorials may be made to the Riley
Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

Belva T. Miller

Belva
T. MILLER, 97, of 626 1/2 Main St., died at 12:30 a.m. at Woodlawn Hospital.

She
was born Jan. 16, 1892 at Macy to Robert L. ad Maggie FARRER MILLER.She spent most of her life in Rochester,
coming from Macy.She served 45 years
as a teller and assistant cashier at the First National Bank, Rochester.She was a member of the Rochester First
Christian Church and the Evergreen Rebekah Lodge.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. William RODEFER officiating.Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery, Macy.Friends may call one hour before services.Memorials may be made to the First Christian
Church.

He
was born Feb. 23, 1925 in Rensselaer to John and Della GOODWIN FRETTINGER.He lived most of his life in this community,
moving from Pulaski County.On April
24, 1960 in Greenwood, he married Judith A. MITCHELL, who survives.He was a farmer and a member of the
Rochester Church of the Nazarene.He
served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Surviving
with the wife are three sisters, Mildred FRETTINGER, Rocester; Mrs. Virgil
(Hazel) DARKWOOD, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Mrs. Richard (Gladys) AMBROSE,
Wheeling, Ill.; three brothers, Roy and David [FRETTINGER], both of Rochester,
and Ralph [FRETTINGER], Wanatah.He was
preceded by his parents and two brothers, Frank [FRETTINGER], in 1987, and
William [FRETTINGER], in 1988.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Rochester Church of the Nazarene with the Rev.
James FARBER officiating.Burial will
be in the Moon Cemetery, west of Rochester.The American Legion and VFW will conduct graveside services.Friends may call at the Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday,
and at the church for an hour before services.

Thursday, April 13, 1989

[no obits]

Friday, April 14, 1989

Mellanie A. Fish

Mellanie
A. FISH, 46, of 1402 Spear St., died at 11:20 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn
Hospital.She had been ill for 10
months.

She
was born May 31, 1942 in New London, Ohio to Dan and Guarda HEITSCHE
WHITE.She moved here 27 years ago from
New London.She was a graduate of New
London High School and the Ivy Tech School of Nursing at South Bend, and was a
member of Grace Unied Methodist Church.She was a licensed practical nurse at Woodlawn Hospital.

Surviving
are three sons, Churck and Todd POCOCK, Rochester, and Jeff POCOCK, San Diego,
Calif.; her mother, Guarda WHITE, and a sister, Mrs. James (Sondra) COVER, both
of San Diego; a brother, Dan WHITE, Rochester, and nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her father and
an infant daughter, Amy Beth POCOCK.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. William LAWSON Sr. officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call for an hour before services
on Monday.Memorials may be made to the
American Heart Association or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

She
was born Sept. 3, 1907 in Rocheter to Washington and Hattie MILLER
HAMLETT.She had lived most of her life
in this community.She was married Dec.
18, 1927 in Huntington to Leo BEEHLER, who preceded in death.She had been a nurse at the former Miller’s
Nursing Home, now Canterbury Manor, and was a member of the Richland Center
United Methodist Church.Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Arhur Dale (Mayzanna) PETERSON, Sacramento, Calif.; two
grandsons, Dennis and Douglas PETERSON, Scaramento; a great-granddaughter, and
a sister, Arphelia Ann SHEETZ, Rochester.Preceding in death were two sisters, Arzona NOYES and Iona CHESNEY, and
a brother, Kline HAMLETT.

Services
are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Robert E. Osborn

Robert
E. OSBORN, 78, Ithaca, N.Y., formerly of Akron, died at 9:18 a.m. Friday in
Ithaca.Arrangements are pending at the
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.

Monday, April 17, 1989

Robert E. Osborn

Graveside
services for Robert [Elim] OSBORN, 78, of Ithaca, N.Y., formerly of Akron, will
be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Akron Cemetery.

Mr.
Osborn died at 9:18 a.m. Friday in Tompkins Community Hospital in Ithaca.

He
was born March 18, 1911 in Lafayette to Robert J. and Mary WALDREN OSBORN.He moved to Ithaca in 1944 from Akron.He was professor-emeritus of electrical
engineering at Cornell University.He
had been married for 50 years to Doris ARTER, who survives.

Also
surviving are a daughter, Judith DAVIS, Glenview, Ill.; a son, John D.
[OSBORN], Jackson, Mich., and six grandchildren.

Foster
& Good Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of local arrangements.

Peter Graf

A
Macy man was killed this morning in the first fatal traffic accident in Fulton
County this year.

Peter
GRAF, 83, Rt. 1, Macy, died at Woodlawn Hospital after his pickup truck was hit
by a semi-rig at U.S. 31 and Old U.S. 31 at 7:45 a.m.

County
police said Graf was driving north on Old U.S. 31 and pulled into the path of
the tractor-trailer reig driven by William A. SCHMITT, 33, South Bend.

The
rig was going west in the northbound lane of the dual-lane highway, and hit the
right side of the pickup broadside.

The
vehicle went several feet down the road before Schmitt could halt his rig.

Police
said Graf suffered head injuries, but had no details.Woodlawn Hospital officials refused to provide information until
relatives had been informed.

She
was born Sept. 22, 1911 in Huntington County to Lawrence and Christina M. SCHER
AMICK.On Nov. 27, 1933 she married
George O. KLINE, who died Oct. 24, 1982.She was a retired Indiana Bell telephone operator and also worked in the
company’s engineering department.She
was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at Kokomo, the Rosary Society of
the church, and the Indiana Bell Pioneers.

Surviving
are three sons, the Rev. Charles L. [KLINE], of Kentland; Paul J. [KLINE],
Milwaukee, Wis., and Paatrick E. [KLINE], Kokomo; a sister, Louise ALTMAN, and
a brother, Edward AMICK, both of Huntington; seven grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.Two sisters, two
brothers and a grandchild preceded in death.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Rev.
Charles L. KLINE officiating.Graveside
services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Nix
Settlement.Friends may call from 3 to
5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Ellers Mortuary, 725 S. Main St., Kokomo,
where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.Memorials may be made to St. Joan of Arc Ladies Charity.

Wednesday, April 19, 1989

Peter Graf

Services
for Peter GRAF, 83, Rt. 1, Macy, who was killed in a traffic accident at U.S.
31 and Old U.S. 31 south of Rochester Monday morning, will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.The Rev. J.W. KREFT will officiate, and burial will be in the
Fulton Cemetery.Friends may call from
4 to 9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Mr.
Graf was born Feb. 8, 1906 in Yugoslavia to George and Elizabeth GRAF.On Dec. 14, 1929 in Chicago, he married Catherine
BORNER, who died Dec. 28, 1979.He was
a retired farmer and had lived in this area since 1948, coming from Chicago.

Eugene
H. WELLS, 65, of 75 W. Third St., Peru, died Tuesday at 11:50 p.m. at St.
Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

He
was born in Peru Nov. 18, 1923 to J. Oscar and Dolly HARMON WELLS Sr.On March 9, 1947, he married Mary Helen PIPER,
who survives.He owned and operated
Wells Real Estate and Insurance Company until his retirement in 1988.He was a member of the Salvation Army and
Peru Trust Co., boards of directors, and of the Peru Kiwanis Club, Phi Delta
Kappa, Elks Lodge, and the Main Street United Methodist Church, and the Manitou
Moose Lodge.

Surviving
with the wife are two daughters, Christine PLUMMER, North Vernon, Wash., and
Sandra KOERNER, Goshen, Ky.; a brother, James O. [WELLS] Jr., Rochester, and
five grandchildren.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the
Rev. Carl LEMNA officiating.Burial
will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.Memorials may be made to the Circus City
Festival Inc. or the Salvation Army, Peru.

Thursday, April 20, 1989

Debra A. Henley

Debra
Ann GOHN HENLEY, 31, of Marshall, formerly of Rochester, died at 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday as a result of an automobile accident south of Crawfordsville.

She
was born Jan. 2, 1958 in Rocheter to Eldon and Virginia BUTTON GOHN.On June 15, 1980 in Rochester, she married
Philip HENLEY, who survives.She was a
1976 Rochester High School graduate and a 1980 Purdue University graduate.She was a student loan officer at the Parke
State Bank in Marshall, and a member of the Marshall Federated Church, the
Federated Women’s Fellowship and the Busy Homemakers Club.

Surviving
with the husband are two daughters, Karen and Kimberly [HENLEY], both at home;
a brother, Alan [GOHN], Rochester; her parents, of Rochester; her paternal
grandparents, Marion and Mary GOHN, Rochester, and her maternal grandmother,
Katheryn BUTTON, Hartford City.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Marshall Federated Church with the Rev. Don
PERRY officiating.Burial will be in
Bethany Cemetery, Marshall.Friends may
call from4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the Rice Funeral Home, Marshall, and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Memorials
may be made to the Federated Church of Marshall, and can be mailed to the
church or to the funeral home.

He
was born Oct. 29, 1913 in Star City to Henry A. and Etta SHELHART DEPOY.In October 1933 he married Florence
WINEGARDNER, who preceded in death.His
second marriage was to Erma ROLLER, who survives.He was retired from the RBM factory, Logansport.

Surviving
with the wife are five daughters, Marilyn SAILORS, and Bonnie MYERS, both of
Denver; Sue ROLAND, New York; Jane DEPOY, Kokomo, and Brenda HORNBACK, Walton;
five sons, Bobby Joe [DEPOY], Peru; Larry and Ernest Wayne [DEPOY], Denver, and
Howard and Mark [DEPOY], both of Texas; two sisters, Ruth DEWITT, Kewanna, and
Mary FOLEY, Rocheser; three brothers, Donald [DEPOY], Royal Center, Ralph
[DEPOY], Rochester, and Robert [DEPOY], Kingman, Ariz., and grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.He was preceded in
death by a son, five brothers and a sister.

Graveside
services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Thompson Cemetery near Royal Center
with the Rev. Art MALONEY officiating.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the
McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport.

Friday, April 21, 1989

Robert E. Osborn

Services
for Professor-Emeritus Robert [Elim] OSBORN, 78, Ithaca, N.Y., who died April
14, were conducted Monday at the E.C. Wagner Funeral Home, Ithaca.Interment was in the Akron Cemetery.

Mr.
Osborn was born in Lafayette. His wife
of 50 years, Doris A. (ARTER) OSBORN, survives.A professional engineer, he was a senior life member of the
Institute of Electricl and Electronic Engineers, the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Engineering Education, and
Eta Kappa Nu fraternity.He was a 1923,
graduate of Purdue University, and head of the Electrical Engineering
Department at the Indiana Institute of Technology from 1935 to 1941.He joined Cornell University in 1941.During the late 1940s he was involved with
the development of the Bell X-1 rocket which was the first rocket to break the
sound barrier.He was appointed
professor-emeritus of electrical enineering at Cornell University in 1976.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Judith DAVIS, Glenview, Ill.; a son, John D[OSBORN], Jackson, Mich.; three
granddaughters, three grandsons and nieces and nephews.

He
was born July 15, 1925 in Akron to Alonzo and Minnie HENDRICKSON CARR.He had lived all his life in he Akron
community.On Feb. 28, 1954 in
Logansport, he married Betty Louise RANDOLPH, who survives.A 1942 Akron High School graduate, he
retired from farming in 1987.He was a
World War II U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the Manitou VFW Post and the
Rochester American Legion Post.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. John (Catherine) DAVENPORT, South Bend;
three sons, Randy S. [CARR], Logansport; Stephen A. [CARR], Haver Hill, Mass.,
and James L.[CARR], Cicero; seven
grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy BOWEN and Marie CORDELL, both of Indianapolis,
and Mrs. Jack (Donnabelle) ENYEART, Fort Wayne, and a brother, Homer L. CARR,
Akron.He was preceded in death by two
brothers, Oscar [CARR] in 1987, and infant Donald [CARR].

Services
will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with
the Rev. James WKREFT officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4
p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Annabell Mathews

Word
was received today of the death Friday of Annabell MATHEWS in the home of her
son, Ronald [MATHEWS], Kingsport, Tenn.She had been ill several weeks.

Surviving
with the son is another son, Michael [MATHEWS], Fontana, Calif.; two sisters,
Mrs. Bill (Gwendolyn) WARREN, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Myron (Betty) KIZER,
Miami, Fla.; four grandchildren; an aunt, Mildred WORSLEY, Rochester, and
cousins.She was preceded in death by
her husband, Lyle [MATHEWS]; a son, a grandson, and her parents.

Services
are pending at Mercer Funeral Home, Phoenix.The Revs. John and Laura DENTON will officiate.

Ruby L. Westerfield

Ruby
L. WESTERFIELD, 85, Rt. 7, Rochester, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn
Hospital where she had been a patient for six days.

She
was born Sept. 11, 1903 in Linton.She
moved to this area 20 years ago from Hammond.On Nov. 23, 1947 in Terre Haute, she married Musker H. WESTERFIELD, who
survives.She attended Liberty Baptist
Church of Rochester, was a member of the Hammond Eastern Star, was a 45-year
member of the Hammond Ladies of the Moose, and was a member of the Manitou
Ladies of the Moose.

Surviving
with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Michael (June) METRICK, and a son,
William [WESTERFIELD], both of Hammond, and five grandchidlren.She was preceded in death by a sister and a
brother.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Larry HUMMEL officiating.Entombment will be in Memory Lane, Schererville.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Milan Yerich

Services
for Milan YERICH, 59, Carmel, who died Friday at Woodlawn Hospital, were to be
at 1 p.m. today at Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary, Carmel.Burial was to be in Oaklawn Memorial
Gardens, Indianapolis.

Mr.
Yerich was born Feb. 23, 1930 in Indianapolis to Kosta and Anna STANICH
YERICH.He married Luella REILLY, who
survives.He had been a supervisor for
Western Electric at Indianapolis until retiring in 1985.He was a member of St. Nicholas Serbian
Orthodox Church in Indianapolis, the Manitou Moose Lodge, the Pendleton
American Legion, the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Woodland Bowl,
Indianapolis.

Surviving
with the wife are two daughters, Diana ROSSETTER and Linda CLAYTON; four
grandchildren; a sister, Mary HANES, and two brothers, Steve and Bronko
[YERICH].

She
was born Nov. 24, 1919 in Plymouth to Fritz and Cecile SEYMOUR COOK.She had lived most of her life in the Argos
and Plymouth communities, moving to Rochester eight years ago from Argos.Her first marriage was to Kenneth RINARD,
who died July 8, 1977.On June 25, 1982
in Rochester, she married Cass MERLEY, who survives.She was a retired secretary for the Bourbon Orthopedic Equipment
Co.

Surviving
with the huasband are a daughter, Mrs. J. Lewis (Carol) RINARD MYLAR, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; two sons, Robert R. RINARD, Argos, and Jeff A. RINARD,
Plymouth; four grandchildren, and two brothers, Robert and Charles COOK, both
of Plymouth.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.Upon the request of the
family, Judge John DELWORTH will officiate.Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 10 a.m.
Friday.Memorials may be made to the
Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Services
for Marie BURNS, 88, of 406 W. Rochester St., Akron, will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Robert LOUGHEED
officiating.Burial will be in the
Gilead Cemetery.

Friends
may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Mrs.
Burns, formerly of the Gilead area, died at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday at the Wabash
Health Care Center.

She
was born Dec. 15, 1900 in Fulton County to Grant and Mary Alice BEMENDERFER
TRACY.On Jan. 31, 1920, she married
Claude L. BURNS, who died May 16, 1973.She attended the Gilead United Methodist Church.

Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Marjorie) IHNEN, North Manchester, and Mrs.
Delbert (Dawn) HAUPERT, Roann; a son, Dean [BURNS], Macy; ten grandchildren,
and seventeen great-grandchildren.Three brothers, a sister and a grandson preceded in death.Memorials may be made to the Gilead United
Methodist Church.

He
was born Dec. 27, 1893 in Benton County to Charles and Elizabeth FISHER.He resided in Fulton County most of his
life.On Oct. 7, 1916 in Rochester, he
married Mary E. LOWE, who died Oct. 28, 1988.He was a retired farmer.

Surviving
are a son, Don [FISHER], Lake Manitou; three grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren.He was preceded in
death by a son, Howard [FISHER], and three brothers, Homer, Oliver and Fred
[FISHER].

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerma Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. William RODEFER officiating.Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.Memorials may be made to the Manitou
Training Center.

Treva M. Whittenberger

Treva
M. WHITTENBERGER, 70, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Lutheran
Hospital, Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for 5 1/2 months.

She
was born April 23, 1919 in Athens to Harvey and Lola WHITE BALLENGER.She lived her entire life in the Akron
community.On Jan. 9, 1937 in Warsaw,
she married Robert W. WHITTENBERGER, who survives.She was employed at the former Chamberlin’s Products, Akron,
retiring in 1975.She was a member of
the Lincoln Ladies Aid.

Surviving
with the husband are two daughters, Carol A. ARNETT, Argos, and Colleen S.
WHITTENBERGER, Bluffton; two brothers, Gerald [BALLENGER], Mentone, and Chester
[BALLENGER], Burket, and nieces and nephews.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with
the Rev. Wayne JOHNSON officiating.Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9
a.m. Saturday.Memorials may be made to
the American Kidney Foundation.

Friday, April 28, 1989

Laurel E. Corbin

Word
was received today of the death of Loral E. CORBIN, 69, Greencastle, formerly
of Leiters Ford.He died April 18 at
Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Fla.

He
was born Jan. 4, 1920 at Lafayette to Bruce and Ethel CLINE CORBIN.He served in the U.S. Navy, was
administrator of the Putnam County Hospital for four years, and managed the
Black Lumber Co., Greencastle, until his retirement in 1986.

Surviving
with his wife, Margaret (KLINE) CORBIN, are a son, Larry Kent [CORBIN], and a
daughter, Judith Anne REMSBURG, both of Greencastle; two brothers, Kenneth
[CORBIN], Franklin, N.C., and Leland [CORBIN], Cincinnati, Ohio; six
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Bittles
and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, was in charge of arrangements.

She
was born Aug. 18, 1896 at Ryhalia, Ohio to Clifton and Josephine TEMPLE
LOGAN.On Nov. 1, 1915 in Covington,
Ky., she married Edgar GRAY, who died July 25, 1956.She had been co-owner of the former Hoover Restaurant, Rochester,
and was a member of the Eastern Star.

Surviving
are two sons, Waldo and John [GRAY], both of Fort Myers, Fla.; three
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sistrs, Mary SOUTHWICK, San Luis
Obispo, Calif., and Martha McALLISTER, London, Ohio.She was preceded in death by a brother, Ray LOGAN.

Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester,
is in charge of arrangements.

Minnie M. Clark

Minnie
Marie CLARK, 77, of 721 Pontiac St., died at 4 a.m. today at the Rochester
Nursing Home following a one-month illness.

She
was born March 3, 1912 at Kewanna to Lee and Nellie CARTER GREER.She had resided in Rochester for four
years.In 1946 at Winamac she married
Ernest CLARK, who survives.She was a
graduate of Kewanna High School.

Surviving
with the husband are a son, Richard L. ALLEN, Frankton; three grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; two brothers, James [GREER], of Alpine, Texas; Bur
[GREER], of Brownwood, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Arven (Hazel) CARR, Kewanna.

Services
will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. William O. RODEFER officiating.Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery.Friends may call from 2:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and after 10:30
a.m. Sunday.

Services
for Janell A. KELLY, 78, Delong, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bonine Funeral
Home, Culver, with the Rev. Dan HUHN officiating.Burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Friends
may call at Bonine Funeral Home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.Memorials may be made to the Fulton County
Cancer Association.

Mrs.
Kelly died at 11:40 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital,
Plymouth.She was born Sept. 15, 1910
at Wapakoneta, Ohio to Grover and Helen MILLS.She moved to Delong in 1945 from LaCrosse.On Dec. 31, 1928 in Wapakoneta, she married Stanley M. KELLY, who
survives.She was a member of the
Delong United Methodist Church.

Richard
L. STEWART, 81, of 110 N. Franklin St., Mentone, died at 3:55 a.m. Saturday at
his home after an extended illness.

He
was born April 12, 1908 in Waverly, Tenn., to Andrew and Lily REECE
STEWART.He moved to Mentone 13 years
ago from Kentucky.In 1950 at Lansing,
Mich., he married Gladys SPRAGUE, who survives.He lived in Lansing much of his life and owned an interior
decorating service there.He was a
member of the Lansing Kiwanis and Elks clubs.

Surviving
with the wife is a brother, Arthur STEWART, Waverly.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev.
Will LAWSON officiating.Burial will be
in the Mentone Cemetery.Friends may
call after 2 p.m. Monday.

Beatrice I. Stuber

Beatrice
Irene STUBER, 87, Twelve Mile, died today at 4:30 a.m. at the home of her
daughter in Muncie.

She
was born Dec. 29, 1901 at South Bend to Floyd and Mary Charlotte HURSEY
LAUNER.On Dec. 31, 1917 at Paw Paw,
Mich., she married Elbridge L. “Jack” STUBER, who died Nov. 30, 1959. She was a member of the Bethlehem United
Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, the Bethlehem Home Extension Club at
Twelve Mile, and was secretary of program resource for the Logansport District
of the United Methodist Church.

She
was born Nov. 27, 1922 in Crosby, Minn., to Godfried and Selma TORNSTROM
BLOMBERG.She formerly lived in
Stephenson, Mich.On June 5, 1943 in
Minnesota, she married Delbert E. CHILEEN, who died in 1987.She was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Surviving
are two sons, Ronald [CHILEEN], Rochester, and Richard [CHILEEN], English
Creek, N.J.; five grandchildren four sisters, Lois WARREN, Colorado; Margaret
GRAY, Charlotte, N.C., and Ruth BLOMBERG and Dorothy CINA, Minnesota, and a
brother, Ralph BLOMBERG, Minnesota.She
was preceded in death by a son, a sister and a brother.

The
body was cremated.There will be no
visitation or services.Memorials may
be made to the Cayuna Range Historical Society, Crosby, Minn.Frain Mortuary, Winamac, is in charge of
arrangements.

Grethel Ellis

Grethel
ELLIS, 66, Rt. 1, Akron, died unexpectedly at 8 p.m. Monday at Fort Wayne
Lutheran Hospital where she had been a patient for one day.

Arrangements
are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

June P. Hartzler

June
P. HARTZLER, 84, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 11:50 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn
Hospital where she was admitted earlier in the day.

She
was born Aug. 26, 1904 in Kosciusko County to Lewis and Senetta DRUDGE
PERRY.She lived most of her life in
Fulton County.She was a self-employed
seamstress, and a member of he Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Harold E. WELLER officiating.Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, May 3, 1989

Grethel Ellis

Services
for Grethel ELLIS, 66, who died at 8 p.m. Monday at Fort Wayne Lutheran
Hospital, will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Akron Church of God.

The
Revs. James MALBONE and Harold CONRAD will officiate.Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hartzler Funeral
Home, Akron, and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church.

Mrs.
Ellis was born Sept. 22, 1922 in Fulton County to James and Jennie RUNKLE
HUTCHISON.On Jan. 27, 1968 at the
Akron Church of God, she married Orville ELLIS, who survives.She was a member of the Akron Church of God
where she sang in the choir for many years, the Missionary Society, the Gideon
Auxiliary and the WCTU.She attended
the Lake Placid Community Church of God in Florida where the Ellises spent
their winters.

She
was born March 1, 1997 at McCordsville to Clarence and Hattie EMERY LUSE.She was a school teacher, retiring in 1963
from Hamilton Heights High School after 35 years of teaching.She also had taught at Mt. Comfort, Arcadia,
Marshall Township in Lawrence County, Markleville, Leiters Ford and Westfield.She was an artist who did landscapes,
seascapes and portraits.She received
her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University.She was a member of the Hamilton County
Artists Association, National Education Association of Retired Teachers,
Indiana Retired Teachers Association, Hamilton County Retired Teachers
Association, the Cicero United Methodist Church, Cicero Womens Club, the Cicero
Eastern Star and the Arcadia Kill Kare Club.On June 20, 1918 she married Fred L. ANDERSON, who died June 10, 1985.

Surviving
are a daughrter, Betty Lou JAMES, Russiaville; a sister, Winifred OWENS,
Anderson; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and two
great-great-grandchildren.She was
preceded in death by a son, C. Joseph ANDERSON.

Services
will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Hartley Funeral Home, Arcadia.Burial will be in Gravel Laun Cemetery,
Fortville.Friends may call from 5 to 8
p.m. Thursday.Memorials may be made to
the Cicero United Methodist Church.

She
was born Sept. 18, 1908 in Argos to Herbert and Eloyse YEARICK BOWELL.She had lived all her life in the Argos
community.On Oct. 12, 1919 in South
Bend, she married Rome ZINK, who died in November 1977.She retired after 35 years as a Marshall
County school teacher.She was a member
of the Argos United Methodist Church, the Electa Circle of the church, a 50-year
member and past matron of the Plymouth Eastern Star, and a member of the Marshall
County Retired Teachers Association.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs.
Jack RHOADES and Richard LEWKE officiating.Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and
after 10 a.m. Saturday.The Eastern
Star will conduct a memorial service at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.Memorial contributions may be made to the
Argos United Methodist Church or the Argos Emergency Medica Service.

Friday, May 5, 1989

[no obits]

Saturday, May 6, 1989

Harry D. Karn

Harry
D. KARN, 89, a former Macy resident, who lived in Hudson, Mass., the past three
years, died at 10:35 a.m. Thursday at Marlboro Hospital, Hudson.

He
was born March 29, 1900 in Rochester, to Ruben and Millicet MURPHY KARN.On Jan. 31, 1930 he married Louise A. BENT,
who survives.He owned and operated
Karn Grocery in Macy for 50 years, and was a member and past master of the
Lincon Masonic Lodge, Macy.

Surviving
with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Betty Lou) MARENGO, Hudson,
Patricia Ann KARN, California, a son, David R. [KARN], Baldwinsville, N.Y., and
five grandchildren.He was preceded in
death by two brothers, Russell and Oren [KARN].

Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester.

Monday, May 8, 1989

William A. Smith

William
A. “Bill” SMITH, 79, Rt. 1, Claypool (Yellow Creek Lake), died Sunday afternoon
at his residence.Arrangements are
pending at the King Memorial Home, Mentons.

She
was born March 5, 1964 in Monterey to P.L. and Jenny May ABBOTT SHANKS.In 1946 she married [Arthur] ALLEN, who died
in 1950.In 1952 she married Howard
BARRICK, who died in 1964.She was a
member of the First Christian Church, Warsaw.

Services
were to be at 2 p.m. today at McHatton Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.Burial was to be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.

Harry D. Karn

Services
for Harry D. KARN, 89, who died at 10:35 a.m. Thursday in Hudson, Mass., will be
at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church, Macy, with the Rev. David
WELCH officiating.Burial will be in
the Plainview Cemetery, Macy, where the Lincoln Masonic Lodge will conduct
graveside memorial services.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Boyer Funeral Home, Sharpsville, with the
Revs. Jess HORNER and Cletus BOGUE officiating.Burial will be in the Sharpsville Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m. Tuesday.

Elizabeth Dorthea Steffen

Elizabeth
Dorthea STEFFEN, 11, of 205 E. Main St., Mentone, died at 3:10 p.m. Saturday as
a result of an automobile accidet at Kosciusko County Roads 500 S. and 1300 W.

She
was born May 11, 1977 in Goshen to E. David and the late Phyllis AUGHINBAUGH
STEFFAN.She had lived in Mentone three
years, moving from Elkhart.She was a
sixth grade student at the Fulton County Christian Academy, Rochester; attended
the Tippecanoe Community Church, and was a member of the Awana Bible Club and
the Awana Quizzing team.She was
carrier for the Warsaw Times Union in Mentone.

Surviving
with the father are two sisters, Deborah and Esther [STEFFEN], and two
brothers, David P. and Michael [STEFFEN], all at home.Preceding in death were a brother, Samuel
[STEFFEN], in February 1989, and her mother in 1988.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Tippecanoe Community Church with the Revs.
Harlow GULLEY and Rodney SCHULER officiating.Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home,
Mentone, and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.

John E. McGinnis

John
E. McGINNIS, 83, Rt. 6, Rocheser, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, at his residence.

He
was born Sept. 2, 1905 in St. Paul, Minn., to Timothy E.and Catherine DONOHOE McGINNIS.He lived most of his life in Great Falls,
Mont.He came here four years ago from
Cody, Wyo.On Oct. 1, 1952 in Chicago,
he married Esther RICKEL JENNINGS, who died Oct. 16, 1976.He was self-employed in construction work, a
World War II U.S. Navy veteran serving with the CB’s from 1942 to 1945 in the
North Africa Theater.

Surviving
are a step-daughter-in-law, Beverly JENNINGS, West Eighth Street, Rochester,
with whom he made his home; a step-son, Jim JENNINGS, Burbank, Ill.; eleven
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Agnes LARSON, Redwood
City, Cal., and Katherine CARSON, Tacoma, Wash.; two brothers, Robert E.
[McGINNIS], Tacoma, and George F. [McGINNIS], Great Falls, Mont.He was preceded in death by a step-son, Lee
JENNINGS, in 1982, and two sisters, Eloise ad Alice [McGINNIS].

Graveside
services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with
the Rev. Sam WRIGHT officiating.Foster
& Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.There will be no visitation.

He
was born Feb. 16, 1912 in Athens to Ellis E. and Jennie HEETER RILEY.In October 1933 in Decatur, he married
Marjorie BLOSSER, who survives.He was
employed over the years at Standard Oil Company, Bankers Life and Casualty
Company, and the Colonial Oaks Golf Course.He was a member of the Crescent Avenue United Methodist Church at Fort
Wayne and the St. Joe Athletic Club.

Surviving
with the wife are three sons, David E., Gary M. and Patrick T. [RILEY], all
ofFort Wayne; three sisters, Nina L.
SPPURLOCK and Kate OVERMEYER, both of Rochester, and Helen BRIGHT, Fort Wayne;
two brothers, Raymond [RILEY], Kokomo, and Theodore [RILEY], South Bend; nine
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by a brother, Calvin RILEY.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral
Home, Fort Wayne.Burial will be in the
Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fort Wayne.Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9, 1989

Russell Dugan

Inadvertently
omitted in the obituary of Russell DUGAN in Monday’s Sentinel was information
that a son, Robert L. [DUGAN], died in September, 1988.

Services
for Mr. Dugan will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boyer Funeral Home, Sharpsville.

William A. Smith

Services
for William A. “Bill” SMITH, Rt. 1, Claypool (Yellow Creek Lake), will be at 2
p.m. Wednesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone.The Rev. Will LAWSON will officiate, and burial will be in
Graceland Cemetery, Claypool.

Masonic
services will be at 7 p.m. today.Friends may call at the funeral home from4 to 8 p.m. today.

Mr.
Smith, who died at 2 p.m. Sunday at his residence, was born Oct. 25, 1910 at
New Castle to Joseph and Sarah JONES SMITH.He had lived at Yellow Creek Lake permanently since 1973.On Dec. 19, 1936 he married Vivian L. RINKE,
who died in May 1973.He was retired
after 40 years from Chrysler Corporation, and was a member of the Wesleya
Church and the Mentone Masonic Lodge.

Surviving
are a step-daughter, Lois Jean McSHURLEY, New Castle; two grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Olive D.
NICHOLSON, New Castle, and three brothers, Donald and Tilmond [SMITH], both of
Silver City, N.M., and Herbert [SMITH], Orlando, Fla.

Chancey L. Tucker

Chancey
Lee TUCKER, 83, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 5:01 p.m. Monday at the Kosciusko
Community Hospital, Warsaw, where he was admitted earlier that day.

He
was born March 6, 1906 at Mentone to Charles M. and Suzannah EILER TUCKER.He lived all of his life in the Mentone
area.He was a farmer and a member of
the Mentone Masonic Lodge, Mizpah Shrine, and the Fort Wayne Scottish
Rite.On Aug. 26, 1923 in Michigan, he
married S. Opal HALTERMAN, who died in 1980.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. James (Iola) GOSHERT, Mentone; five grandchildren, and a
sister, Nellie BLUE, Rockford, Ill.He
was preceded in death by a grandchild.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev.
Paul JAMES officiating.Burial will be
in the Mentone Cemetery.Friends may
call after4 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 10, 1989

Ralph Hibner

Ralph
HIBNER, 80, Bremen, died at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday in Community Hospital of Bremen.

He
was born Feb. 14, 1909 in Monticello to John L. and Cora KEEVER HIBNER.On Dec. 23, 1950 in the Pike Creek Church of
the Brethren, Monticello, he married Catharine BROWN, who survives.He was a retired employee of the City of
Bremen, and a former trucker.He was a
member of the Monticello Pike Creek Church of the Brethren and was a World War
II U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving
with the wife are a foster-son, Mike HUPPERT, Bremen; a sister, Grace DELANEY,
Delphi, and a brother, Earl HIBNER, Monticello.He was preceded in death by a step-son, Charles PETERS, on Sept.
22, 1985; a sister, Ruth [HIBNER], and a brother, Carl [HIBNER].

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
William HEATH officiating.Burial will
be in Spring Creek Cemetery, Twelve Mile.Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday.Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

She
was born Dec. 10, 1919 near Akron to Bert and Kathrine LEECH McDONALD.She lived most of her life in Wabash and
Fulton counties, and was a nurse’s Aide.On Sept. 27, 1945 in Wabash, she married Marvin H. HALL, who died april
30, 1988.

Graveside
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rocheter, is
in charge of arrangements.

Jean Wickizer

Jean
WICKIZER, 92, a resident of Culver and Argos most of her life, died at 5:20
p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

She
was born Sept. 29, 1896 in Wisconsin to Edward and Marion DANUPORT OTTO.On Nov. 15, 1915, she married Ralph
WICKIZER, who died in November 1953.

Surviving
is a niece, Mrs. Esther SPULLER, Continental, Ohio.She was preceded in death by a daughter.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack
RHOADES officiating.Burial will be in
the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

Friday, May 12, 1989

Francis X. Ruschau

A
Monterey man was killed in a one-car traffic accident on Indiana 17, northwest
of Leiters Ford, at 3:40 p.m. Thursday.

Police
said Ruschau was traveling left of center on Indiana 17 North, south of County Road
525 North, when his car left the road, crossed the road again, drove down an
embankment and rolled over, landing on its top.Police said they did not know why Ruschau was driving on the left
side of the road.

Police
said Ruschau was wearing a seat belt and was not ejected from the car.

Jessie M. Annis

Jessie
M. ANNIS, 89, former Argos and Bremen resident, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday at
Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Wakarusa, where she had lived for three
years.

She
was born Sept. 27, 1899 in Dearborn County to John and Betha HAGITT
WHITTAKER.On Dec. 22, 1923, she
married John “Jack” ANNIS, who died Aug. 17, 1964.She was retired from Harvey’s Restaurant, Argos.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Paul THOMPSON Jr. officiating.Burial
will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery, west of Argos.Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday and
after 10 a.m. Monday.Memorials may be
made to the Church of Christ, Wakarusa.

He
was born May 6, 1912, in Chicago, Ill., to Henry and Rose MENCEL HYATT.On Oct. 1, 1934 in Glen Ellyn, Ill., he
married Josephine CROFFOOT, who survives.He was founder and owner of Kewanna Screen Printing, a member of the
Kewanna United Methodist Church, the Kewanna Progressive Association, the
Rocheser Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star, a past master of the Kewanna Masonic
Lodge, and past worthy patron of the Kewanna Eastern Star.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Carol HICKLE, Winamac; a brother Morton [HYATT],
Naperville, Ill.; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.A sister preceded in death.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kewanna United Methodist Church with the Rev.
Bryan TON officiating.Burial will be
in the I.O.O.F. Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna.Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home in
Kewanna, where Masonic services will be at 8 p.m. today, and after 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the church.Memorials may be
made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

She
was born March 26, 1899 in Kewanna to John R. and Ella Mae BRUCE BAKER.In 1918 at Kewanna, she married Harry G.
KREAMER, who died in 1956.She was a
member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church and was active in organizing the
Pleasant Hills Cemetery near Lake Bruce

Surviving
are a son, Ralph C. [KRAMER], Kewanna; a daughter, Doris J. ZELLERS,
Indianapolis; a brother, Ermal C. BAKER, Indianapolis; four grandchildren, and
six great-grandchildren.Two brothers
and two sisters preceded in death.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the
Rev. Bryan TON officiating.Burial will
be in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Lake Bruce.Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Lena J. Floyd

Lena
Jane FLOYD, 73, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 10 a.m. today at Canterbury Manor
Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for 11 months.

She
was born Jan. 24, 1916 at Charlestown, Mo., to Marcus C. and Elsie Marie
ZIMMERMAN HOWTON.She moved here in
1970 from Henderson, Ky.She had been a
cook and waitress at the former Guido’s Restaurant in Rochester.

Surviving
are a brother, Colman [HOWTON], Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Mable SKAGGS; a
half-brother, Berton STONE, two half-sisters, Mrs. Howard (Lucille) NANTZ and
Mrs. Leonard (Mary) WALKER, all of Henderson, and nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by two sisters,
Ellen POWELL and Pearl ROBERTSON; a brother, H. W. “Bud” HOWTON, and a nephew.

Friends
may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home
Rochester.Services are pending at
Glunt Funeral Home, Henderson, Ky.

She
was rushed by ambulance to the hospital from her babysitter on Bessmore Park
Road, south of Indiana 14.

Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Tuesday, May 16, 1989

Raymond J. Smith

Raymond
John “R.J.” SMITH, 70, of 815 N. Agnew St., Winamac, died at 9 a.m. Sunday at
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, following an accident at his home Saturday
evening.

He
was born Jan. 20, 1919 in Pulaski County to Reuben A. and Glenn Icie KNEBEL
SMITH.He was a lifetime Pulaski County
resident.On Sept. 26, 1970 in
Rochester, he married Reena E. BROWN, who survives.He retired after 44 years as owner of Smith Motor Service,
Winamac.He also was former owner of a
Texaco Station and was an auto dealer.He was a member of the Winamac Volunteer Fire Department for 30 years,
serving as chief for two years, and was the main force behind the building of a
new fire station.He was a charter
member of the Winamac Eagles Lodge; a one-time candidate for Pulaski County
sheriff, and a 1938 graduate of Leiters Ford High School.

Surviving
wih the wife are a daughter, Cleta BUTTON, and a son, Robert E. [SMITH], both
of Winamac; a step-daughter, Joan HUBER, Concord, N.H.; a step-son, Ronald E.
BROWN, Anchorage, Alaska; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; five
step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild, and a sister, Fern ANTRIM, and a
brother, Orville SMITH, both of Winamac.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev.
William MATHYS officiating.Burial will
be in the Winamac Cemetery.Friends may
call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and after 8 a.m.
Thursday.Memorials may be made to the
Winamac Volunteer Fire Department.

Samantha Jo. Gamble

Services
for two-month-old Samantha Jo GAMBLE, Rt. 1, Rochester, who died at 8:35 a.m.
Monday at Woodlawn Hospital, were at 10 a.m. today at the Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester, with Norris KING officiating.

Burial
was in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

A
spokesman for Coroner Junior D. GOOD said cause of death has not been
established.

Samantha
was born March 20, 1989 in Rochester to Patrick and Pam CARR GAMBLE.

Surviving
with her parents are the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Bonita ANDERSON, Rochester
the paternal grandfather, Gene GAMBLE, Circleville, Ohio, and aunts and
uncles.She was preceded in death by a
brother, Christopher Lee [GAMBLE], Sept. 10, 1985, and maternal grandparents
Oscar and Helen STANSBURY CARR.

He
was born Feb. 22, 1919 in Fulton County to Arthur and Theresa FISH CASLOW.He moved to Argos 30 years ago from
Bourbon.On Oct. 5, 1945, he married
Mildred CORMICAN, who died in May 1986.He was retired from the Argos Lumber Co., was a World War II Army
veteran, and a member of the Argos American Legion and AMVETS.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Jack RHOADES officiating.Burial will
be in the Summit Chapel Cemetery on Indiana 10 near Bourbon.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m.
Sunday.Memorials may be made to the
Argos EMS.

He
was born Sept. 20, 1913 near Warsaw to George and Mertie JONES DICKEY.He lived all his life in the area.In 1948 he married Clarice FRANTZ, who
survives.He was retired from R.R.
Donnelly, Warsaw, and attended Cooks Chapel Church, Warsaw.

Burial
will be in the Gilead Cemetery.Friends
may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Mrs.
Damron died Wednesday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.She was born Jan. 21, 1920 at Louisville,
Ky., to Malcolm and Louise GUTMAN STANLEY.She married Jake I. DAMRON in Bonanza, Ky.; he survives.She was retired from General Tire, Wabash,
and was a member of the Olive Branch Church of God.

Born
Jan. 7, 1940, in Argos to Herschel and [Georgeann] HISEY [GONCE], he had lived
in Plymouth since 1967.He was married
Feb. 26, 1967 in Culver to DiAnne KING, who survives.He owned and operated Steve’s Beauty Salon in Plymouth, was a
graduate of the House of James Beauty School and a master cosmetologist.A member of the Fraternal Order of Police,
he was a long-time coach and treasurer of youth football.

Surviving
with the wife are five sons, Abree, Aaron, Stephan Jr., Troy and Jamie [GONCE],
all at home; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Elizabeth) CLEMONS and Mrs. Katheryn
OKERBLOOM, both of Argos; three brothers, Jeff and Finley [GONCE], both of
Argos, and Terry [GONCE], St. Louis, Mo., and several nieces and nephews.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Rev. Donald
PANGBURN officiating.Burial will be in
the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday and for two hours prior to
services Monday.Memorials may be made
to the Heart Association.

Mary E. Fields

Mary
Ethel FIELDS, 88, formerly of 910 1/2 Wabash St., died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at
the Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester.She had been in failing health for six months.She was born Nov. 4, 1900 in Rochester to
William and Sarah CALLISON WAGONER.She
moved to Rochester 10 years ago from South Bend where she had lived 57
years.She had resided at the Peabody
Center for two years.In 1918 in
Rochester, she married Guy FIELDS, who died in 1967.She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester;
the Friendship Circle of the church, and the Progress Club, South Bend.

Private
funeral services were to be today at 10 a.m. at the Foster & Good Funeral
Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiatingBurial was to be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.

Monday, May 22, 1989

Norvannah M. Alber

Norvannah
M. “Pete” ALBER, 92, of 231 E. South St., Bremen, died at 3 a.m. Sunday at his
home.He had been in failing health for
three weeks.

He
was born Sept. 9, 1896 in Cass County to Ebbert and Molly CONRAD ALBER.He lived most of his life in the Talma and
Sand Hill communities of Fulton County.On April 24, 1920 in Rochester, he married Marie BARNHART, who died Oct.
23, 1970.He was a retired farmer.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Tiosa Brethren Church.Burial will be in the Sand Hill Cemetery
north of Rochester.Friends may call at
the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, from 9
to 11 a.m. Wednesday, and at the church after noon Wednesday.

Rodney E. Hoff

Rodney
E. HOFF, 26, Rt. 5 (Westhaven Estates), Warsaw, formerly of Akron, died at 3:33
p.m. Thursday at his home.Death was by
self-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Kosciusko County Coroner
John SADLER.

He
was born Oct. 17, 1962 in Wabash County to George and Ruth STEININGER
HOFF.On Aug. 6, 1983 in Akron, he
married Penny SHAFFER, who survives.He
had been employed at Daulton Foundries, Warsaw, since 1979.He attended North Miami High School and
Tippecanoe Valley High School, and had been a member of the 151st Battalion of
the Indiana National Guard.

Surviving
with the wife are the parents; a daughter, Peni Nikole [HOFF], and a son,
Dustin [HOFF], both at home; a sister, Mrs. Bruce (Theresa) FLOYD, Albion; a
brother, Paul [HOFF], Akron, and the maternal grandmother, Alice STEININGER,
Rochester.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev.
Lowell BURRUS officiating.Burial will
be in the Akron Cemetery, where the National Guard will conduct services.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and
after 9 a.m. Tuesday.Memorials may be
made to the Shriners.

A. Edna Silberman

A.
Edna SILBERMAN, 71, 196 1/2 Pontiac St., died at 8:18 a.m. Sunday at her
home.She had been ill for five months.

She
was born March 31, 1918 in Bygland, Minn., to Tellef and Ingborg OLSON
SORENSON.She moved to Rochester 35
years ago from Chicago, Ill.On Feb .
5, 1939 in Chicago, she married Donald L. SILBERMAN, who died July 24, 1974. She was retired from the Rochester Telephone
Company, and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, the Home Front Club
and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Paul WIARD officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8
p.m. Tuesday.Memorials may be made to
the Fulton County Cancer Society.

She
was born March 29, 1910 in Buchanan, Mich., to Vernon and Gertrude HORTON
CAUFFMAN.She lived in this area for 58
years, coming from Mishawaka.On Aug.
24, 1929 in South Bend, she married Vernon E. GELBAUGH, who died in 1950.She was a retired cafeteria employee at
Rochester High School, where she worked for 22 years.For 20 years prior to that she was employed in the restaurant at
the Rochester Sale Barn.She was a
member of the former Sand Hill Methodist Church, and attended the Talma United
Methodist Church where she was a member of the United Methodist Women.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Glenn (Annabelle) HART, and a son, Richard E. [GELBAUGH],
both of Rochester; five grandsons, and six great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by two sisters and
three brothers, including two of Rochester, Bob and Russell CAUFFMAN.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Will LAWSON officiating.Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6
to 8 p.m. Thursday, and two hours prior to services on Friday.Memorials may be made to the American Heart
Association.

He
was born May 14, 1911 in Walton to Marvin P. and Maude SHOPPE FAIR.On May 22, 1953 in Kokomo he married Marilyn
Sue BENSEN, who survives.He had lived
in the area since 1969, and was a retired self-employed contractor.He also owned a camp ground, and the
Tenbrook Bottled Gas Sales in Lake Bruce.He was a member of the National Rifle Association, Logansport Eagles
Lodge and the Kokomo Masonic Lodge.

Suriving
with the wife are two daughters, Vickie McINTIRE and Sandi ROARK, Rochester,
and five grandchildren.Four brothers
preceded in death.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with
the Rev. Bryan TON officiating.Burial
will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lake Bruce.Masonic services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where
friends may call after4 p.m.
Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday.

Thursday, May 25, 1989

Minnie M. Mitchell

Minnie
M. MITCHELL, 91, Four Seasons Mobile Home Court, died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at
Washington County Memorial Hospital, Salem.

She
was born Jan. 10, 1898 at Fowler to Luther and Laura ANSTETT SAMPSON.She moved here in 1947 from Monticello.On May 27, 1916 at Danville, Ill., she
married Robert W. MITCHELL, who died June 24, 1954.

Surviving
are two sons, Donald E. [MITCHELL], Rochester, and Howard [MITCHELL], Salem; a
daugher, Mrs. Martha EWEN, Salem; five gradchildren; seven great-grandchildren;
a great-great-grandson, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy PHILPOTT, Seal Beach,
Calif.She was preceded in death by
five brothers, a sister and a great-grandson.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home,
Rochester.Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends
may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Vernon D. Cranmer

Vernon
D. CRANMER, 85, South Bend, died at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital,
South Bend.

He
was born June 4, 1903 in White County to Luther and Ruey HANAWAY CRANMER.He had lived in the South Bend area since
1940, retiring in 1961 from Allied Bendix Corporation.On Dec. 8, 1928 in Wabash he married Pauline
GORDON, who survives.

Surviving
with he wife are a son, Dale F. [CRANMER], Mishawaka; seven grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren, and a sister, Olive Beatrice EBER, Rochester.He was preceded in death by a son, Alan
[CRANMER], and a brother, Kenneth [CRANMER], of Kewanna.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Kaniewski and Sons Funeral Home, South
Bend.Burial will be in the South Bend
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.Friends may call
from 2 to 4 p.m. and7 to 9 today.Memorials may be made to the American Heart
Association.

Mary V. Umbaugh

Mary
Vivian UMBAUGH, 91, formerly of Kennelworth Road, Argos, died at 11:45 a.m.
Wednesday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home where she had lived since 1986.

She
was born July 7, 1897 in Walnut Township, Marshall County, to William and Elva
THARP LEWIS.On May 10, 1919 in Rochester,
she married Harold M. UMBAUGH, who died Dec. 24, 1983.She had been a teacher at Walnut and Walnut
Township schools, having received her degrees from Manchester College and
Valparaiso University.She was a member
of the Jordan Baptist Church, Argos, and the Ladies Aid of the church.

Surviving
are two sons, Hugh L. and Donald D. [UMBAUGH], both of Argos; six
grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren, and a brother Ernest LEWIS,
Argos.She was preceded in death by two
sisters, Esther ROHER and Grace MAXWELL, and a brother, Clyde [LEWIS].

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jordan Baptist Church southwest of Argos
with the Rev. Arley MITCHAM officiating.Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral
Home, Argos, from 2 to 4 p.m. and6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and at the church after 9:30 a.m. Saturday.Memorials may be made to the Argos Emergency
Medical Service or to charity.

She
was born in Rochester Dec. 12, 1918 to Friendy Washington and Vera Myrtle MOORE
SWARTZ.She was married in Fulton
County on Dec. 26, 1936 to Elton Reuben NELSON who survives.They moved to Milaca in May 1949.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca.The Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca
is in charge of arrangements.

Saturday, May 27, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, May 29, 1989

[no paper - holiday]

Tuesday, May 30, 1989

Roy J. Doran

Roy
James DORAN, 47, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday shortly after
admission to Woodlawn Hospital.Death
was due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Coroner
Junior D. GOOD.

He
was born May 12, 1942 in Baraboo, Wis., to Dee and Virginia NEWTON DORAN.He moved here 5 years ago from Lakeside,
Calif.On Dec. 15, 1984 in Rochesetr,
he married Carol Mae HUGHES, who survives.He was an outside machinist superintendent with the San Diego Marine,
and served 10 years with the U.S. Navy.He was a member of the New Life Church, Rochester, and the Elks Lodge.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Randy (Fonda) EMBERTON, and two sons, Roy
James [DORAN] Jr., and Michael [DORAN], all of San Diego; two step-daughters,
Annette VANSPEYBROECK, Rochester, and Amy MEREDITH, at home; two step-sons,
John VANSPEYBROECK, Boca Raton, Fla., and Mark VANSPEYBROECK, at home; seven
grandchildren; the father, Dee DORAN, Westville; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret
DORAN, Rochester, and Mrs. Janet K. BUCHNER, Sierra Vista, Ariz.; two brothers,
William DORAN, La Porte, and John DORAN, Rochester, and nieces and
nephews.He was preceded in death by
his mother and a nephew.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Brian TAMMANY officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Friends
may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.The American Legion and VFW will conduct
graveside services.

James L. Little

James
Lee LITTLE, 41, of 527 Fulton Ave., Rochester, died at 1:40 a.m. Monday at his
residence.Death was due to a
self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Coroner Junior D. GOOD.

He
was born July 21, 1947 in Rochester to James A. and Hazel Maxine RUSH
LITTLE.He lived all of his life in
this community.He was engaged to be
married to Linda MAICH, Rochester.He
was employed at United Technologies Essex Corporatioon, Columbua City.Previously he had been an employee of
Bailey’s Lakeside Furniture, Rochester, for 15 years.He was a Vietnam War veteran.

Surviving
are two daughters, Tabitha and Heather LITTLE; his father and step-mother,
James and Betty LITTLE, and a brother, John [LITTLE], all of Rochester; three
step-sisters, Sandra NESS, Tippecanoe, and Jenny DeMARCO and Penny PIKE, both
of Rochester.He was preceded in death
by his mother in 1960 and a sister, Linda Lou ALLEN, in 1976.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. William RODEFER officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and
after noon on Wednesday.

He
was born July 29, 1912 to John Albert and Ida Mae MAXWELL VANDEGRIFT,
Faulstitch.On Feb. 14, 1939 in Leiters
Ford, he married Ignota May McGOWEN.She died July 8, 1987.He was a
former mechanic at Miller Brothers and McMillen Refrigeration, Rochester.He was a 50-year member of the I.O.O.F. and
the Mt. Horeb Encampment, Rochester.

Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Carol) RAMSEY, South Bend, and Mrs. Steven (Ann)
NICHOLS, Odessa, Texas; a son, John [VANDEGRIFT], Galien, Mich.; twelve
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.Preceding in death were his parents, a sister, Bertha VANDEGRIFT
CALLOWAY, a brother, Harold [VANDEGRIFT], and nieces and nephews.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. Rochester time) Friday at the Connelly-Noble
Funeral Home, Galien.Burial will be in
the Hamlet Cemetery near Talma at 1230 p.m. (Rochester time).Odd Fellows services will be at 7:30 p.m.
(6:30 p.m. Rochester time) Thursday at the funeral home.

She
was born Dec. 3, 1909 at Nashville, Tenn., to Hubert and Hester ADAMS.On June 28, 1942, in Chicago, Ill., she
married George W. JOHNSON.He died in
1983.She was retired as a bookkeeper
for Walt Disney Corporation.

Surviving
are a daughter, Dierdre A. JOHNSON, South Bend; a niece, Jean HESLUP; two
great-nieces, and two great-nephews.She was preceded in death by a brother and a half-sister.

Services
will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna,
with the Rev. Floyd G. ALLEN officiating.Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewana.Friends may call from 3 p.m. until the time
of services on Wendesday.

She
was born Aug. 6, 1913 in Jefferson Township, Miami County to Clarence and
Mildred WARNER FLORA.On Nov. 25, 1953
at the home of the Rev. Austin GABLE, Bunker Hill, she married Paul H. STAGGS,
who survives.A retired school teacher,
she had taught elementary school in Grant and Elmwood Schools, Peru, and at
Denver and Mexico.She was a Manchester
College graduate and received her master’s degree from Ball State
University.She was a member of the
Denver Brethren Church, and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.

Surviving
with the husband are a sister, Rosanna SMITH, Wilmett, Ill.; a brother C. Earl
FLORA, Xenia, Ohio, and nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by a sister, Arlene, and two brothers, Dale
and Herman FLORA.

Services
were to be at 10 a.m. today at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
George HAPNER officiating.Burial was
to be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.Memorials may be made to the Miami Heart Association.

She
was born Jan. 17, 1918 in Portland to George and Evelyn BECKTELL
SEAGRAVES.On Jan. 23, 1945 in
Portland, she married William H. “Bill” LEONHARD who died March 1, 1989.

Surviving
is a daughter, Shirley KING, Collinsville, Okla.She was preceded in death by a brother, Francis SEAGRAVES.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
David WELSH officiating.Friends may
call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at McCain Funeral Home, and
from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Williamson-Spencer Funeral Home,
Portland.Graveside services will be at
3 p.m. Thursday at the Green Park Cemetery Chapel, Portland.

He
was born Oct. 6, 1925 in Cass County, to Donald and Mary NEAD BOWYER.In 1955 he married Deema A. HALL, who died
in 1978.He was employed at Bowyer
Excavating.

Surviving
are three daughers, Sharon SWICK, Akron; Shirley GALLOWAY, Indianapolis, and
Donna BOWYER, Peru; four sons, John and Jim [BOWYER], both of Peru; Danny
[BOWYER], Mishawaka, and David [BOWYER], Goodyear, Ariz.; three brothers, Vinal
and Larry BOWYER, both of Peru, and Clayson BOWYER, Florida; two sisters,
Glodene BOWEN, Peru, and Joyce BOWYER, Indianapolis, and ten
grandchildren.He was preceded in death
by a son and a sister.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev.
Larry WARREN officiating.Burial will
be in the Friends Cemetery, Wabash.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

She
was born March 28, 1896 in Miami County to Henry T. and Livona BAHNEY
MURPHY.She lived most of her life in
the Chili community.On Feb. 26, 1919
she married John L. CONNER, who died March 18, 1965.She was a member of the Chili United Methodist Church and the
United Methodist Women.

Surviving
are a son Harold [CONNER], Akron; a daughter, Mrs. Elvin (Doris) MURPHY,
Denver; a sister, Fern MAUS, North Manchester; four grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren, and step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, and
step-great-great-grandchildren.A
sister, two brothers and a grandson preceded in death.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Roann, with
the Rev. Richard CRAIG officiating.Burial will be in the Chili Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today.

Thursday, June 1, 1989

Helen J. Doern

Helen
Jean DOERN, 68, died early this morning at Riverwood Acres home near Rochester.

Born
Dec. 3, 1920 in Duluth, Minn., to John and Agnes DAVEY SMITH, she came to
Rochester in 1980 from Evanston, Ill.In 1947 at chicago she married Arthur DOERN, who preceded in death in
1966.She was a former stock broker for
the Tenley and Norris Agency, Chicago and an expert bridge player.

Surviving
are her mother, Agnes FOWLER, Rochester; a brother, Murray C. SMITH, Rochester;
two nieces, and one nephew.

No
services are planned.Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

She
was born Sept. 5, 1903 in Everson, Pa., to Lewis and Pearl BROWN.She lived in the Argos community for 38
years, coming from Gary.On May 12,
1928 in Gary, she married Earl BASS, who preceded in death Aug. 16, 1979.She was a former employee of Beatty Memorial
Hospital, Westville.

Surviving
are cousins and friends.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Elder Robert
RETTINGER officiating.Burial will be
in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.Friends may call two hours prior to services.Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Society or
the Argos Public Library.

Friday, June 2, 1989 to Wednesday, June 7, 1989

[no obits]

Thursday, June 8, 1989

Maurice A. Thrush

Maurice
A. THRUSH, 77, Kokomo, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo,
following a two-day illness.

He
was born April 10, 1912 in Indianapolis to Charles Oren and Meta HESS
THRUSH.On June 25, 1939 he married
Grace POHLMAN, who survives.He had lived
in Chicago and Rochester before moving to Howard County in 1945.He retired from Chrysler Corporation,
Kokomo, in 1976 after 30 years of service.He was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kokomo; UAW Local
Union 685, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Surviving
with the wife are a sister, Esther THRUSH, Rochester; two nephews, and a niece.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with the Rev.
Robert BOHLMAN officiating.Burial will
be in the North Union Cemetery, Howard County.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Murray Funeral Home,
Galveston, and after10 a.m.
Friday at the church.

Friends
may call from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home,
Rochester, and from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sorenson Funeral Home in
Daggett.Burial will be in the Baptist
Cemetery, Daggett.

She
was born Aug. 4, 1913 in Ishpeming, Mich., to John and Sanna NASI LAITINEN.In 1942 at Hot Springs, Ark., she married
Lawrence W. HOGLUND, who died Aug. 9, 1987.She moved to this area 32 years ago from Daggett.

Surviving
are two sons, James W. [HOGLUND], Rochester, and Larry W. [HOGLUND],
Edwardsburg, Mich.; four grandchildren, Chris HOGLUND, Rochester, and Keith,
Stacy and Chad HOGLUND, Edwardsburg; a brother, George LAITINEN, Daggett, and
two sisters, Mrs. Verland (Dorothy) MACK and Mrs. Leslie (Martha) KOHTAMAKI,
both of Carney, Mich.Four brothers and
sisters preceded in death.

Dale Daulton

Dale
“Dirty” DAULTON, 74, of 315 E. Eighth St., died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday at his
residence following a two-month illness.

He
was born April 27, 1915 in Rochester to Charles and Lucy SHAFFER DAULTON and
had lived all his life in this community.On Oct. 6, 1936 in Valparaiso, he married Mable A. NIXON, who
survives.In 1977 he retired from the
Rochester Telephone Company.He served
with U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific Theater of War, and was
a member of the Rochester American Legion, Manitou Moose Lodge and the
Rochester Elks Lodge.

Surviving
with the wife are two sisters, Mrs. Barbara SWAIN, South Bend, and Mrs. Velma
VIGUS, Torrance, Calif.; two brothers, Ben and Wayne [DAULTON], both of
Rochester, and nieces and nephews.He
was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe and Glen [DAULTON].

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American
Legion will conduct graveside services.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday.Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist
Church.

John S. Marburger

John
S. MARBURGER, 58, Peru, died at 3:22 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospital,
Carmel.

He
was born July 4, 1930 in Peru to Paul and Lucille STEVENS MARBURGER.On July 17, 1955 he married Betty HALL, who
survives.He was owner and operator of
Marburger Packing Inc., Peru, a member of the Peru First Baptist Church, a life
member of the Peru Elks Lodge, and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Lisa STANFIELD, three sons, John A., Paul S. and
David W. [MARBURGER], and a sister, Joann ZIPPERIAN, all of Peru, and six
grandchildren.

Services
will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Revs.
Dr. H. P. GAINES and Bryan CLEMENS officiating.Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru.Friends may call today from 2 to 4 p.m. and
6 to 9 p.m.Memorials may be made to
the Circus City Festival or the John Marburger Scholarship Fund through the
Wabash Valley Bank, Peru.

He
was born Jan. 12, 1910, in Fulton County to John and Ida COX HAINES.He was a self-employed truck driver; a
member of Gray Friends Meeting; the Noblesville American Legion; the Lapel
Jubilee Chorus, and was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran.

Surviving
with the wife, Grace FLOOR, Noblesville, are a son, Leonard [HAINES],
Greenfield; a daughter, Glenda KLINGENSMITH, Noblesville, and four
grandchildren.

Services
will be 10:30 am. Monday at the Smith Funeral Home, Carmel, with the Rev.
Francis KINSEY officiating.Burial will
be in the Gray Cemetery.Friends may
call Sunday2 to 9 p.m. at the
funeral home.

She
was born Aug. 28, 1909 in Camp Point, Ill., to John and Irene LANGDON.On July 10, 1927, she married Elbert MORT,
who died Nov. 1, 1982.She moved to
Peru in 1988 from Rocheter.She was a
member of the First Christian Church, Rochester, and the Rochester Garden Club.

He
was born Jan. 23, 1925, at Kewanna to Joseph Calvin and Rosa MANES
MacLAIN.He was employed in general
construction.A World War II U.S. Army
veteran, he was a member of the Kewanna VFW and the Rochester American Legion.

Surviving
are his mother, Rosa, Kewanna; a daughter, Jan STOCKBERGER, and a son Tom
[MacLAIN], both of Rochester; a brother, Lawrece [MacLAIN], Kewanna; ten
sisters, Mattie RAINEY and Marilyn ZARTMAN, both of Kewanna; Roxie FRY, Fulton;
Blanche CULVER, Empire, Ala.; Ruth BEEDY, Emily BROWN and Flo CONLEY, all of
Plymouth; Jessie HINES, Royal Center, and Merle ISAACS and Gladys STUTZMAN,
both of Broaddus, Texas, and four grandchildren.His father and a brother preceded in death.

Services
will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with
the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial
will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery near Kewanna.Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.There will be military graveside services.

He
was born Sept. 15, 1907 near Mentone in Franklin Township of Kosciusko County
to Owen ad Louise CREAKBAUM MILLER.He
lived in the area all of his life.On
Feb. 17, 1928 in Plymouth, he married E. Joy MARTIN, who survives.He was a retired farmer and also employed at
Niff-Corr Corporation, Mentone.

Surviving
with the wife are two sons, Jack [MILLER], Akron, and James [MILLER], Mentone;
three sisters, Lola PARKER and Mary MARSHALL, both of Mentone, and Julie
BELSCHNER, Fort Wayne; a brother, Everett MILLER, Plymouth; four grandchildren,
and eight great-grandchildren.Seven
brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Brother
T.R. JONES officiating.Burial will be in
the Mentone Cemetery.Friends may call
after 2 p.m. today.

She
was born Aug. 8, 1908 at Argos to Willard and Fern STEVENSON McGRIFF.On Feb. 19, 1925 at Plymouth she married
Ralph M. WARREN.He died Sept. 20,
1975.She was a member of the Harrison
Center Church, the Mentone Home Ec Club and the Scrambled Egg Symphony Band.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev.
Robert GRAY officiating.Burial will be
in the Harrison Center Cemetery.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Zerna G. Kerlin

Zerna
G. “Peggy” KERLIN, 68, of 208 N. Columbia St., Silver Lake, died at 1:42 a.m.
today at Kosciuskoi Community Hospital, Warsaw, following a short illness.

She
was born Aug. 15, 1920 in Seward Township of Kosciusko County, to Elmer and Oma
PERRY KUHN.She lived in the Akron and
Silver Lake areas all of her life.On
Feb. 4, 1939 she married Arthur Dean KERLIN.He died Aug. 17, 1988.She was
employed for many years at the Warsaw License Branch and was a member of the
Silver Creek Church of God and a former member of the Eastern Star.

Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Silver Creek Church of God with the Rev.
Randy SAMUELS officiating.Burial will
be in the Lakeview Cemetery.Friends
may call from2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m. Tuesday at the Strong Funeral Home, Silver Lake, and after 1 p.m.
Wednesday at the church.

Tuesday, June 13, 1989

Catherin E. Bailey

An
Akron woman died of injuries sustained in a one-car accident on County Road 375
North, west of Indiana 25, at 6:25 a.m. today.

County
police said [Catherin] E. BAILEY, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene.Deputy Coroner Edward WENRICK said Bailey
died of massive head injuries.Police
said she was thrown from the car when it left the county road, hit a tree, and
flipped before landing on its wheels.Police said Lauren P. SMILEY, 18, Rt. 5, Rochester, was treated at
Woodlawn Hospital for multiple cuts and scratches and released.

Police
initially not certain which woman was driving the car, said the accident is
still under investigation.

It
was Fulton County’s fourth traffic fatality of the year.By this date last year, two had died
locally.

Arrangements
are pending at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Dick A. Miller

Dick
A. MILLER, 65, Rt. 7 (Indiana 14 East) died at 12:45 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn
Hospital where he had been a patient for 2 12 weeks.

He
was born Feb. 17, 1924 in LaPorte to Phil and Velma HORTON MILLER.He lived most of his life in Rochester.On March 10, 1948 at Akron he married Irene
RHODES, who survives.He had been
associated wih the Fansler Lumber Company for 38 years.He was co-owner from 1964 until his
retirement in 1984.He was a member of
the New Life Church of Rochester, was a former member of the Manitou Moose
Lodge, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Warren (Debbie) TATTER, Rochester; a son,
Terry M. [MILLER], Mission Viejo, Calif.; four grandchildren, Derek and Adam
TATTER of Rochester and T.J. and Elizabeth MILLER, Mission Viejo; a sister,
Mrs. Audrey BARKMAN, Mishawaka, and three brothers, Billy [MILLER], Plymouth;
Carl [MILLER], Rochester, and Dale [MILLER], Athens.He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Loren
[MILLER], who died in infancy, and John M. [MILLER], in 1987.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Brian TAMMANY officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery where the VFW and
American Legion will conduct graveside services.Friends may call from2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Hospital.

The
Rev. Jack HARTMAN will officiate.There
will be no visitation.Zimmerman
Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is handling arrangements.

Miss
Bailey was killed about 6:25 a.m. Tuesday in a one-car accident on County Road
375 North, west of Indiana 25.

She
was born Nov. 26, 1970 in Rochester to Robert BAILEY, Rochester, and Eleanor
HOPKINS FETROW, Akron.She was employed
at Wireflex Corp., in Bourbon, and was a member of Grace United Methodist
Church, Rochester.

She
was born July 4, 1892, in Mexico to John W. and Lee PRUDENCE WRAY.On June 6, 1915, she married Lewis GEARHART,
who died Jan. 9, 1919.On Oct. 22,
1924, she married Earl MURPHY.He died
in Feb. 22, 1955.She was a member of
the Chili United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

Surviving
are two daughters, Eileen GEARHART MURPHY, Denver, and Loraine MOORE, Hot
Springs, Ark.; two sons, Lyman “Bud” MURPHY, and Raymond MURPHY, both of
Denver; ten grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by three sisters,
Lula RUSH, Bess RUSH, and Ollie PETERS, and by two brothers, Hugh WRAY and
William WRAY.

Services
will be 2 p.m. Friday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Don RICHEY
and Douglas BARBER officiating.Burial
will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today.

Lloyd L. Sullivan

Lloyd
L. SULLIVAN, 77, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at his
residence. He was born Jan. 29, 1912, at Twelve Mile to John T. and Minnie Ann
DENISTON SULLIVAN.On June 14, 1942 in
Terre Haute, he married Thelma Dorothy MARTIN, who survives.He was a retired farmer, a member of the
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Logansport, a 50-year member of the Twelve Mile
Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite.

Services
will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Nancy
NICHOLS officiating.Burial will be in
the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport.Friends
may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday.

She
was born July 13, 1920 in Clarks Hill to J. Willard and Zertha STINGLEY
THOMPSON.On April 13, 1941 in
Stockwell, she married Charles “Chuck” LADOW, who survives.She retired in 1981 from Kirkwood Insurance
Company, Logansport.She was a member
of Helm Street Church of God, Logansport.

Surviving
with the husband are two sons, Thomas [LADOW], Logansport; Robert [LADOW],
Lagrange, Fla.; five grandchildren, and a sister, Aleta SHULTZ,
Crawfordsville.She was preceded in
death by a daughter.

Services
will be 1:30 Saturday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev.
Ron NESMITH officiating.Burial will be
in Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society.

She
was born Sept. 14, 1921 at Paris, Ill., to Harold and Bernice MULVANEY
DRAKE.On May 15, 1942 at Fort Benning,
Ga., she married Alan CORNETT Sr., who survives.She was a member of Grace United Church of Christ, Culver; past
matron of the Culver Emily Jane Chapter Order of Eastern Star; past mother
advisor of Culver Rainbow Girls, and past president of the Culver VFW Ladies
Auxiliary.She moved to Culver in 1966
from Park Forest, Ill. and was employed at Culver Military and Girls Academies.

Services
will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Donald
WAGNER officiating.Burial will be in
the Culver Masonic Cemetery.Friends
may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home where the Eastern Star will
conduct memorial services at7 p.m.The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will conduct
graveside services on Saturday.Memorial contributions may be made to the Culver VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

He
was born March 5, 1908 in Miami County to John A. and Nora L. MORT WOLF.On Sept. 4, 1926 in Rochester, he married
Jennie WALES, who survives.He retired
in 1972 after 42 years as Ford parts manager for Lewis Ford, Frankfort.He was a member of St. Matthew’s Methodist
church of Frankfort and the Clinton Masonic Lodge, and was on the Franfort City
Council from 1952-55.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mary Jane HURLEY, Metairie, La.; a sister, Naomi
FRUSHOUR, Peru; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort, with the
Rev. Charles BURGEN officiating.Burial
will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Frankfort.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

He
moved to Las Vegas 20 years ago after retiring from the Rochester post office.

William R. White

William
R. WHITE, 70, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 7:38 p.m. Monday at Community Hospital,
Indianapolis.

He
was born May 22, 1919 in Fulton County to Theodore H. and Mae TYRRELL
WHITE.On July 28, 1945 at Kewanna he
married Monica SCHEETZ, who survives.A
Wayne Township farmer, he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of
Rochester and the Farmer’s Union.

Surviving
with the wife are a son, John Theodore [WHITE], Kewanna; the step-mother,
Helena WHITE, Kewanna; a brother, James T. [WHITE], Kewanna, and two grandsons.

Services
will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, with the
Revs. Cornelius KELLY and John F. COSTELLO officiating.Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.Friends may call after 4 p.m.
Wednesday and after 8 a.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home,
Kewanna.The Rosary will be recited at
8 p.m. Wednesday.Memorials may be made
to the Arthritic Foundation.

Glen L. Knauff

Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester for Glen L. KNAUFF,
71, of 1314 Washington St., who died at 3:55 a.m. today at the Veteran’s
Administration Hospital, Marion.

He
was born Nov. 28, 1917 in Deedsville, Miami County, to Truman and Clora BROWN
KNAUFF.He lived most of his life in
Rochester.On Jan. 23, 1943 in Sharon,
he married Eileen FISHER, who survives.In 1978 he retited from the U.S. Postal Service, Rochester department,
where he was employed for 35 years.He
was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rochester, where he was a deacon,
trustee and superintendent for a number of years, a member of the national
Rural Letter Carriers, and a U.S. Army World War II veteran serving in the
Pacific Theater.

Surviving
with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Glenda) DEHM, Georgetown, Texas; a
son, Stanley D. [KNAUFF], Indianapolis; a grandson, Brett M. DEHM, Georgetown;
two sisters, Mrs. Chester (Orpha) ADKINS, Peru, and Mrs. Lee (Orma June) RICH,
Fort Wayne, and a brother, Myron [KNAUFF], Valparaiso.He was preceded in death by a brother,
Gerald [KNAUFF], in September 1988.

There
will be no services or calling hours.Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond.

Glen L. Knauff

Services
for Glen L. KNAUFF, who died at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday at the Veteran’s
Administration Hospital in Marion, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Foster
& Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

The
Rev. Junior BOSE will officiate, and burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery,
Mexico, where the American Legion and VFW will conduct services.Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and
after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

The
Rev. John RAMSEY will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.Friends may call from 6 to 8
p.m. Saturday, and after noon on Sunday.

Mr.
Van Dien was born Aug. 8, 1914 in Rochester to Albertus and Gertrude COXVan DIEN Sr.He lived in Rochester most of his life, retiring in 1969 after 30
years’ service with the Rochester Postal Department, and moved to Las Vegas
that year.On April 23, 1939 in
Rochester, he married Mabel Elizabeth KELCH, who died Aug. 23, 1984.

He
was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and served with the U.S. Navy in the
Pacific Theater during World War II.

Surviving
are two sisters, Gwendolyn BETHUNE, Mt. Clemens, Mich., and Mary Ann Van DIEN,
El Paso, Tcxas, and a nephew, William F. BETHUNE, Mt. Clemens.A brother, Frederick [Van DIEN], was a B-25
bomber pilot who was killed in action in 1944 during World War II.

He
was born Sept. 4, 1905 near Silver Lake to Orlando and Nancy KRAMER ISLEY.On Dec. 5, 1942 in Rochester, he married
Reba WAGONER CLEMANS, who survives.He
was a retired carpenter, a former employee of Sears Roebuck and Company, and
the Fansler Lumber Co., Rochester.He
was a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge, Peru Eagles Lodge and the Carpenters
Union.

Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the
Rev. Tim ROHRBACHER officiating.Burial
will be in the Athens Cemetery.Friends
may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Thursday, June 22, 1989

Noble Isley

Services
for [Andrew N.] Noble ISLEY, 83, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, will be at 1:30 p.m.
Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Tim
ROHRBACHER officiating.Burial will be
in the Athens Cemetery.Friends may
call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today, and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Friday, June 23, 1989

William M. Rowe

William
McKinley ROWE, 92, a former Akron area resident, died at 4:20 a.m. today at Terrace
View Living Center, Shell Lake, Wis.

Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.

Saturday, June 24, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, June 26, 1989

William M. Rowe

William
McKinley ROWE, 92, formerly of Akron and Spooner, Wis., died at 4:20 a.m.
Friday at the Terrace View Living Center in Shell Lake, Wis., where he had
resided for three months.

He
was born June 18, 1897 in Akron to George F. and Dora MOORE ROWE.He had lived in the Spooner area since 1954
after retiring from 32 years’s service with Western Electric Co., in
Chicago.His first marriage was on
[Sep. 29, 1917] in Akron to Vera SHEWMAN, who died Nov. 8, 1927.His second marriage was in 1929 in St. Louis
to Leavon BURRIS, who died Feb. 25, 1982.He was a member of the Lakeview United Methodist Church in Hertle, Wis.,
and the National Rifle Association.He
was a 1916 graduate of Akron High School and had attended Valparaiso
University.

Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Shirley) A. LUND, Luck, Wis.; four grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.Three sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with
the Rev. Bill SHEWMAN officiating.Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and after 9 a.m.
Wednesday.Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society.

Howard Berger

Services
were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos for Howard
“Dewey” BERGER, 74, of 15408 Nutmeg Road, Plymouth.He died at 8:32 p.m. Friday at his home.

Elder
Harris LENNON was to officiate, and burial was to be in the Argos Maple Grove
Cemetery.

Mr.
Berger was born Dec. 17, 1914 in Woodland, Ind., to Ferdinand and Hermina
SHIDAKER BERGER.He moved to the Argos
community from Walkerton 49 years ago.He was married Feb. 28, 1940 at Koontz Lake to Lydia RUPP, who survives.In 1981 he retired from farming and from the
McCord Corp., Plymouth.He was a member
of the Rochester Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Surviving
with the wife are two sisters, Mabel PERMAN and Gladys KEPCHA, both of
Plymouth; a brother, Homer D. BERGER, South Bend, and nieces and nephews.Two sisters and three brothers preceded in
death.

He
was born Feb. 20, 1934 in Jamestown, N.D., to Carl D. and Laura CRAMER
OLSON.He was married Feb. 25, 1972 to
H. Irene WALTZ, who survives.He was
employed at Fort Wayne by Labor Leasing of Lombard, Ill., and was a member of
the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Warsaw.

Surviving
with the wife are four sons, David CONOVER, Rochester; Pete CONOVER and Mark
CONOVER, Warsaw, and Victor KRUEGER, Montgomery City, Mo., and ten
grandchildren.

Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev.
John REID officiating.Burial will be
in the Oakwood Cemetery at Warsaw.Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Tuesday, June 27, 1989

Helen I. Smith

Helen
Irene SMITH, 75, of 711 E. 10th St., died at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn
Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks.She was born May 24, 1914 in Kewanna to Frank E. and Blanche
MORRIS PICKENS, and had lived all her life in Fulton County.On Dec. 24, 1932 at Richland Center, she
married George SMITH, who died Jan. 29, 1989.In Sptember 1981, she retired from Topps Manufacturing Company in
Rochester.

Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Junior BOSE officiating.Burial will be in Bruce Lake Cemetery.Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9
a.m. Thursday.